CVE-2023-5713 System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_option_value)

What is CVE-2023-5713?

CVE-2023-5713 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in qriouslad System Dashboard, published on 7 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_option_value() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive option values, and deserialize the content of those values.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bowo System Dashboard.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5713 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-2023-5713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in qriouslad System Dashboard

• CVE-2024-12299 System Dashboard <= 2.8.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Filename Parameter Medium 6.1
• CVE-2024-11107 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2023-7246 System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - XSS via Header Injection Medium 5.4
• CVE-2024-10708 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Admin+ Path Traversal Medium 4.9
• CVE-2023-5710 System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_constants) Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mgjw-x57p-2wmf.