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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5714
CVE-2023-5714:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-5714 affects the System Dashboard plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 2.8.7. The vulnerability was discovered by Dmitrii Ignatyev and disclosed on December 6, 2023. The issue stems from a missing capability check on the sd_db_specs() function that is hooked via an AJAX action (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and no impact on integrity or availability (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to retrieve data key specs through unauthorized access to the system's data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to System Dashboard version 2.8.8 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The patch implements proper capability checks for the sd_db_specs() function (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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