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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4023
CVE-2023-4023:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The All Users Messenger WordPress plugin through version 1.24 contains a vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-4023. This security flaw allows non-administrator users to delete messages from the all-users messenger due to improper access controls. The vulnerability was discovered by Dmitrii Ignatyev and was publicly disclosed on August 7, 2023 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) issue and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control. It has been assigned CWE-639 and received a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized users with subscriber-level access or higher to delete messages from the all-users messenger system, potentially disrupting communication and causing loss of important messages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability in the All Users Messenger WordPress plugin (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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