Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1977

CVE-2023-1977:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-1977 affects the Booking Manager WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.29. The vulnerability is identified as a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue that affects users with privileges as low as Subscriber level. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in 2023, impacting WordPress installations using the affected plugin versions (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper URL validation in the plugin's admin panel and shortcodes functionality when handling remote .ics file events. The issue specifically occurs in the URL input validation for showing events from remote .ics files. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score indicating moderate severity (Wordfence).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks against the site's internal network. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to internal resources and information disclosure (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to update the Booking Manager plugin to version 2.0.29 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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