Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1866
CVE-2023-1866:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2023-1866 affects the YourChannel WordPress plugin versions up to 1.2.4. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability is related to the plugin's channel reset functionality, which lacks proper nonce validation on the clearKeys function (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium) and stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the clearKeys function. This security flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized reset operations (Wordfence).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to reset plugin settings without proper authorization, potentially disrupting the configured channel settings and functionality of the WordPress site (Wordfence).
Mitigation and workarounds
Site administrators are advised to update their YourChannel plugin to a version newer than 1.2.4 to address this vulnerability (Wordfence).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related WordPress vulnerabilities:
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management