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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5710
CVE-2023-5710:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2023-5710) discovered in versions up to and including 2.8.7. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 6, 2023, and affects the plugin's authorization system (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the sd_constants() function that is hooked via an AJAX action. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating a network-accessible vulnerability with low attack complexity requiring low privileges (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to retrieve sensitive information, including database credentials. This unauthorized access to data could potentially compromise the security of affected WordPress installations (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 2.8.8 or later of the System Dashboard plugin, which contains the security fix. The patch can be verified in the updated source code (WordPress).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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