Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2023
CVE-2023-2555
WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Custom Drop-Down Currency Switcher Creation
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the create function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to create a custom drop-down currency switcher.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WW
WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional · realmag777
through 1.1.9 · source: vendor
WC
Wordpress Currency Switcher Professional · Pluginus
through 1.1.9 · source: NVD
Affected product
WW
WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional
realmag777
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2555
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2555
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2911049/currency-switcher
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd6b5d6d-5f5b-4b38-a25a-02cc1c041d37?source=cve
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