CVE-2023-1597 tagDiv Cloud Library < 2.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Metadata Update to Privilege Escalation
Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary user metadata to escalate privileges to administrator due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1597?
CVE-2023-1597 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown tagDiv Cloud Library, published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The tagDiv Cloud Library WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action accessible to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, allowing unauthenticated users to change arbitrary user metadata, which could lead to privilege escalation by setting themselves as an admin of the blog.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tagdiv Cloud Library.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1597 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-2023-1597 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1597 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32v6-f8xf-f75q.