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CVE-2023-46630: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin was found to contain a security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2023-46630) affecting all versions up to and including 5.7.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT) and was publicly disclosed on October 25, 2023 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a flawed authentication mechanism within the maybe_process_login function. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and is classified as an authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-287). The issue falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan, Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the Password Protection feature and view password-protected pages on WordPress sites using the affected plugin (WPScan).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated users, making it particularly concerning. The issue was initially reported by Khalid Yusuf on September 8, 2023, before its public disclosure (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.8.0 of the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) plugin. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to version 5.8.0 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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