CVE-2023-0716 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_edit_folder
Authenticated subscribers can modify folder structures due to missing capability checks in the Wicked Folders WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-0716?
CVE-2023-0716 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types, published on 8 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_edit_folder function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wickedplugins Wicked Folders.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0716 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-2023-0716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types
- CVE-2021-24919 Wicked Folders < 2.18.10 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-0729 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_save_sort_order
- CVE-2023-0684 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_unassign_folders
- CVE-2023-0685 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_unassign_folders
- CVE-2023-0711 Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_save_state
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jvj-m4jc-36pw.