CVE-2023-48759
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-48759 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting Crocoblock JetElements For Elementor plugin versions through 2.6.13. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 19, 2024, affecting the WordPress plugin's security mechanisms. This security flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary attachments from WordPress installations running the vulnerable versions of the plugin (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The security flaw is categorized as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), allowing unauthenticated access to data due to missing capability checks on an unknown function (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary attachments from affected WordPress installations. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and data stored as WordPress attachments (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable remotely by unauthenticated attackers, requiring no special privileges or user interaction. The attack vector is network-based, with low attack complexity, making it potentially attractive for malicious actors (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.13.1 of the JetElements For Elementor plugin. Website administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue (Patchstack).

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