CVE-2023-6965 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Missing Authorization

What is CVE-2023-6965?

CVE-2023-6965 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.10 (with the exception of 2.7.31.2, 2.8.23.2, 2.9.19.2). This is due to the fact that the plugin allows the use of a file inclusion feature via shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to create pods and users (with default role).

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Podsfoundation Pods.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6965 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-2023-6965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

• CVE-2023-6967 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode High 8.8
• CVE-2023-6999 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution High 8.8
• CVE-2023-23790 WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) High 7.1
• CVE-2024-11849 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2021-24338 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.4

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-4h68-4rgv-j269.