CVE-2023-23834 Missing authorization in Spectra
Attackers can bypass authorization checks to activate plugins or perform unauthorized actions in the Spectra WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-23834?
CVE-2023-23834 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra, published on 9 Dec 2024. 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23834?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brainstormforce Spectra.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23834?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23834 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-2023-23834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brainstorm Force Spectra
- CVE-2023-36679 WordPress Spectra plugin <= 2.6.6 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7590 WordPress Spectra plugin<= 2.14.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-49833 WordPress Spectra Plugin <= 2.7.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-10484 Cross-site scripting in Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor
- CVE-2024-4366 Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.13.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpqg-c42f-fxqx.