Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-0958Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Enhanced Text Widget from cl272. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing capability check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to install select plugins from Inisev on vulnerable sites. CVE-2023-38514 appears to be a duplicate of this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| inisev | Redirection | 0 – through 1.1.3 |
| inisev | Pop-up | 0 – through 1.1.9 |
| inisev | BackupBliss – Backup & Migration with Free Cloud Storage | 0 – through 1.2.7 |
| inisev | Duplicate Post | 0 – through 1.3.9 |
| cl272 | Enhanced Text Widget | 0 – through 1.5.7 |
| cl272 | Ultimate Posts Widget | 0 – through 2.2.4 |
| migrate | Clone | 0 – through 2.3.7 |
| inisev | Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons | 0 – through 2.8.1 |
| steve85b | SSL Mixed Content Fix | 0 – through 3.2.3 |
| inisev | Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons | 0 – through 3.5.7 |
| s-feeds | RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative | 0 – through 3.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cf7bdd0e-f3b3-4be5-8a30-2c6d9cb783a3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.0/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8/banner/misc.php#L426
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L438
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.6/banner/misc.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.7/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redirect-redirection/tags/1.1.3/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.4/banner/misc.php#L343
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.1.9/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fcopy-delete-posts%2Ftags%2F1.3.8&old=2923021&new_path=%2Fcopy-delete-posts%2Ftags%2F1.3.9&new=2923021&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.2/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.4.0/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.8/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.7/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.8/includes/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.5/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.2.0/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823769%40http-https-remover%2Ftags%2F3.2.3&new=2944114%40http-https-remover%2Ftags%2F3.2.4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823770%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect%2Ftags%2F3.7&new=2944116%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect%2Ftags%2F3.8#file115
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2944041/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.8/banner/misc.php?old=2823720&old_path=ultimate-social-media-plus%2Ftags%2F3.5.7%2Fbanner%2Fmisc.php