CVE-2023-4600 Missing authorization in AffiliateWP
Authenticated subscribers can activate arbitrary plugins due to a missing capability check in the AffiliateWP 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-2023-4600?
CVE-2023-4600 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in AffiliateWP, published on 30 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.14.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Affiliatewp Affiliatewp.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4600 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-2023-4600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq25-pgm7-4vh9.