CVE-2023-5737 WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.4 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings Update
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5737 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-5737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Backup & Migration, published on 27 Nov 2023.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown WordPress Backup & Migration. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5737/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5737?
CVE-2023-5737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Backup & Migration, published on 27 Nov 2023.
Official description
The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not authorize some AJAX requests, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to update some plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5737?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webtoffee Backup and Migration.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5737?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Backup & Migration
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px94-47v9-w45x.