CVE-2023-1865 YourChannel <= 1.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Reset

What is CVE-2023-1865?

CVE-2023-1865 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pluginbuilders YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin., published on 5 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when resetting plugin settings via the yrc_nuke GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete YouTube channels from the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1865?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plugin Yourchannel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1865 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-2023-1865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in pluginbuilders YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin.

• CVE-2023-1868 YourChannel <= 1.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Cache Reset Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-1869 YourChannel <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 5.5
• CVE-2023-1866 YourChannel <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Channel Reset Medium 5.4
• CVE-2023-1867 YourChannel <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Change Medium 5.4
• CVE-2023-1871 YourChannel <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Language Translation Reset Medium 5.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-5c8g-9448-5x46.