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CVE-2023-48739: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Porto Theme - Functionality plugin for WordPress contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2023-48739) discovered in versions up to and including 2.11.1. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on November 23, 2023, and was identified by security researcher Rafie Muhammad (WPScan, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (OWASP Top 10 A5) with a CVSS score of 5.3 (medium severity). It is categorized under CWE-862 and stems from a missing capability check on an unknown function, which fails to properly implement authorization controls (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions and modify data within the WordPress installation. The security issue is considered moderately dangerous and is expected to become exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.12.1 of the Porto Theme - Functionality plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later immediately. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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