CVE-2023-6810 ClickCease Click Fraud Protection <= 3.2.4 - Improper Authorization to sensitive information exposure via get_settings

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with author access can retrieve sensitive API keys due to improper authorization checks in the ClickCease WordPress plugin.

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-2023-6810?

CVE-2023-6810 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eranfl ClickCease Click Fraud Protection, published on 7 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ClickCease Click Fraud Protection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to an improper capability check on the get_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access and above, to retrieve the plugin's configured API keys.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6810?

How do I fix CVE-2023-6810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6810 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-2023-6810 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f76v-4xxj-grpm.

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