CVE-2023-2495 Greeklish-permalink < 3.5 - Unauthenticated Post Slug Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify post slugs due to missing authorization checks in the Greeklish-permalink 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-2023-2495?
CVE-2023-2495 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Greeklish-permalink, 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 Greeklish-permalink WordPress plugin through 3.3 does not implement correct authorization or nonce checks in the cyrtrans_ajax_old AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated and low-privilege users to trigger the plugin's functionality to change Post slugs either directly or through CSRF.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2495?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Greeklish-Permalink Project Greeklish-Permalink.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2495 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-2023-2495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2495 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvx5-h7p4-ffvx.