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CVE-2023-6985:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2023-6985) discovered in versions up to and including 1.0.18. The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the install_plugin AJAX action, which was disclosed on February 5, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) according to NVD's assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Wordfence assigned a different CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to install arbitrary plugins, which can be leveraged to gain further access to the compromised WordPress site (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 1.0.18 of the 10Web AI Assistant plugin. A patch has been released to address the vulnerability (WordPress Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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