CVE-2023-2556 Missing authorization in WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary custom currency switchers due to missing capability checks in the WPCS 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-2023-2556?
CVE-2023-2556 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the anonymous function for the wpcs_sd_delete action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete an arbitrary custom drop-down currency switcher.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginus Wordpress Currency Switcher.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2556 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-2023-2556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in realmag777 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46v6-7773-wf5f.