CVE-2023-6066 WP Custom Widget Area <= 1.2.5 - Subscriber+ Menus Creation/Deletion/Update
Subscribers can create, delete, or modify site menus due to missing capability and nonce checks in AJAX callbacks.
- 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-2023-6066?
CVE-2023-6066 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Custom Widget area, published on 15 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Custom Widget area WordPress plugin through 1.2.5 does not properly apply capability and nonce checks on any of its AJAX action callback functions, which could allow attackers with subscriber+ privilege to create, delete or modify menus on the site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kishorkhambu Wp Custom Widget Area.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6066 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-2023-6066 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6066 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjg3-c5c8-mj5j.