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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4796
CVE-2023-4796:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 7.1.0) contains an Information Disclosure vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-4796. The vulnerability exists in the 'wcjwpoption' shortcode functionality due to insufficient controls on retrievable information (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The issue stems from insufficient controls on the information that can be retrieved via the wcjwpoption shortcode (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities or higher to retrieve arbitrary sensitive site options from the WordPress installation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 7.1.1 or later of the Booster for WooCommerce plugin which contains the fix for this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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