Medium severity · published Aug 30, 2023
CVE-2023-4600
The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function called via…
4.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.14.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.
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 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
AffiliateWP · AffiliateWP
2.14.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4600
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4600
Release Notes
https://affiliatewp.com/changelog/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eab422b8-8cf5-441e-a21f-6a0e1b7642b2?source=cve
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