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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-47849
CVE-2023-47849:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CVE-2023-47849 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting BlossomThemes Email Newsletter WordPress plugin versions 2.2.4 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Abdi Pranata and was publicly disclosed on November 20, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium severity). The security flaw stems from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, potentially allowing unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions (Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability is considered moderately dangerous and is expected to become exploited. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Broken Access Control, potentially allowing subscriber-level users to perform unauthorized actions (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 2.2.5 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users update to the fixed version (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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