CVE-2020-9043 Information disclosure in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9043 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-9043 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-9043 exists.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9043/index.md)
An attacker can obtain the connection key from the wpCentral plugin, potentially compromising connected services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9043?
CVE-2020-9043 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wpCentral plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows disclosure of the connection key.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpcentral Wpcentral.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9043 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-9043 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw37-9grr-qqxj.