CVE-2023-44142 WordPress Inactive Logout plugin <= 3.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Inactive Logout WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2023-44142?
CVE-2023-44142 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Deepen Bajracharya Inactive Logout, published on 13 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Deepen Bajracharya Inactive Logout inactive-logout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Inactive Logout: from n/a through <= 3.2.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44142?
How do I fix CVE-2023-44142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44142 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-2023-44142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v3m-977j-9xcw.