Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5710System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_constants)
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in System Dashboard from qriouslad. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_constants() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information such as database credentials.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| qriouslad | System Dashboard | 0 – through 2.8.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f170379e-e833-42e0-96fd-1e1722a8331c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7930
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7951