CVE-2023-2353 CHP Ads Block Detector <= 3.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update
Subscribers can modify or reset plugin settings due to missing capability checks in the CHP Ads Block Detector 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-2023-2353?
CVE-2023-2353 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in sureshchand12a CHP Ads Block Detector, published on 31 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update and reset due to a missing capability check on the chp_abd_action function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change or reset plugin settings. CVE-2023-36509 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sureshchand Chp Ads Block Detector.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2353 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-2023-2353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in sureshchand12a CHP Ads Block Detector
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rrx-pvg4-78rv.