CVE-2023-49196 WordPress Pagelayer plugin <= 1.7.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the PageLayer WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.

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-2023-49196?

CVE-2023-49196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PageLayer, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pagelayer Team PageLayer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PageLayer: from n/a through 1.7.7.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49196?

How do I fix CVE-2023-49196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49196 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-2023-49196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w528-j4p6-w8vf.

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