Critical severity · published Nov 27, 2023
CVE-2023-5559
10Web Booster < 2.24.18 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Option Deletion
9.1
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The 10Web Booster WordPress plugin before 2.24.18 does not validate the option name given to some AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary options from the database, leading to denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
1B
10Web Booster ·
before 2.24.18 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5559
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5559
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eba46f7d-e4db-400c-8032-015f21087bbf
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