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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-40001
CVE-2023-40001:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CVE-2023-40001 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability discovered in SolidWP iThemes Sync WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 2.1.13. The vulnerability was discovered by Abdi Pranata and publicly disclosed on August 25, 2023. The issue involves broken access control and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the plugin's authentication notice functionality (Patchstack, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the hideauthenticatenotice function, combined with missing authorization checks. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and relates to the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan, Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability allows subscribers (low-privileged users) to dismiss admin notices via AJAX requests, and enables unauthenticated attackers to hide admin notices through forged requests if they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions like clicking on a malicious link (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.1.14 of the iThemes Sync plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue. Additionally, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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