CVE-2023-49851 WordPress Square Thumbnails plugin <= 1.1.1 - Broken Access Control + CSRF vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to modify data in the Square Thumbnails WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2023-49851?
CVE-2023-49851 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ILMDESIGNS Square Thumbnails, published on 9 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 ILMDESIGNS Square Thumbnails allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Square Thumbnails: from n/a through 1.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49851?
How do I fix CVE-2023-49851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49851 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-2023-49851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g95m-f3r3-pv8g.