CVE-2022-1323 Discy < 5.0 - Subscriber+ Broken Access Control to change settings

Q: What is CVE-2022-1323?

CVE-2022-1323 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Discy, published on 8 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2022-1323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-1323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.5 Published 8 Aug 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Logged-in users with low privileges can modify theme settings due to missing authorization checks in AJAX requests.

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-2022-1323?

CVE-2022-1323 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Discy, published on 8 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Discy WordPress theme before 5.0 lacks authorization checks then processing ajax requests to the discy_update_options action, allowing any logged in users (with privileges as low as Subscriber,) to change Theme options by sending a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1323?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 2code Discy.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-1323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q53h-7g74-r646.