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CVE-2023-50876:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Molongui plugin for WordPress contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2023-50876) discovered in versions up to and including 4.7.3. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on December 26, 2023, and was identified by security researcher Abu Hurayra (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing capability checks on the authorshipexportoptions() and authorshipsaveoptions() functions hooked via AJAX. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium) and is classified under CWE-862. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control (WPScan, Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to export and modify plugin options, potentially compromising the security and functionality of the affected WordPress installations (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.7.4 of the Molongui plugin. Website administrators are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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