CVE-2023-6798 Missing authorization in RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator

Medium 5.4 Published 6 Jan 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers with author-level access can modify plugin settings, including proxy configurations, due to missing capability checks.

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-2023-6798?

CVE-2023-6798 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themeisle RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator, published on 6 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin's settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6798?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeisle Rss Aggregator by Feedzy.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6798 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-2023-6798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6j3-rjpw-2fq5.