CVE-2023-2714 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Update License

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify license keys due to missing capability checks in the Groundhogg 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-2023-2714?

CVE-2023-2714 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation, published on 20 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_license' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the license key and support license key, but it can only be changed to a valid license key.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2714?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Groundhogg Groundhogg.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2714 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-2023-2714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-993j-5qpw-jw3c.

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