CVE-2023-23986 WordPress Reviews and Rating – Google My Business plugin <= 4.14 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Reviews and Rating plugin to perform unauthorized actions, requiring plugin updates.
- 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-2023-23986?
CVE-2023-23986 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Noah Hearle, Design Extreme Reviews and Rating – Google My Business, 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 Noah Hearle, Design Extreme Reviews and Rating – Google My Business allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Reviews and Rating – Google My Business: from n/a through 4.14.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23986?
How do I fix CVE-2023-23986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23986 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-2023-23986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jc6-xgrg-9fp3.