CVE-2023-2764 Draw Attention <= 2.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Featured Image Modification
Authenticated subscribers can modify featured images of arbitrary posts due to missing capability checks in the Draw Attention 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-2023-2764?
CVE-2023-2764 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in croixhaug Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Draw Attention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_featured_image function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the featured image of arbitrary posts with an image that exists in the media library.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2764?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nsqua Draw Attention.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2764?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2764 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-2023-2764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3fg5-5c4g-27vr.