CVE-2023-38480 WordPress Booster Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.4.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Booster Elementor Addons plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38480?
CVE-2023-38480 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Certain Dev Booster Elementor Addons, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Certain Dev Booster Elementor Addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Booster Elementor Addons: from n/a through 1.4.9.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38480?
How do I fix CVE-2023-38480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38480 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-2023-38480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f9w-g33v-vmxc.