CVE-2023-5415 Funnelforms Free <= 3.4 - Missing Authorization to New Category Creation

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can create new categories in Funnelforms Free due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized data modification.

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-2023-5415?

CVE-2023-5415 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Interactive Contact Form and Multi Step Form Builder with Drag & Drop Editor – Funnelforms Free, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Funnelforms Free plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the fnsf_add_category function in versions up to, and including, 3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to add new categories.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5415?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Funnelforms Funnelforms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5415 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-2023-5415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hg4j-6gr9-jq8g.

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