Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-41857

CVE-2023-41857:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2023-41857 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting ClickToTweet.com's Click To Tweet WordPress plugin versions through 2.0.14. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by researcher thiennv, and was published on September 5, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability is categorized as a broken access control issue, which could allow an unprivileged user to execute certain higher privileged actions. The impact is considered low severity but could potentially affect website security through unauthorized access (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

While no official fix is available, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks. Website owners using the affected plugin versions are advised to implement the virtual patch through Patchstack's security solution (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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