CVE-2023-0447 My YouTube Channel <= 3.0.12.1 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can clear the plugin cache due to missing capability checks, potentially disrupting site performance or data consistency.
- 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-2023-0447?
CVE-2023-0447 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in urkekg My YouTube Channel, published on 23 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The My YouTube Channel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the clear_all_cache function in versions up to, and including, 3.0.12.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to clear the plugin's cache.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include My Youtube Channel Project My Youtube Channel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0447 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-2023-0447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in urkekg My YouTube Channel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9fx-h543-m2x2.