CVE-2023-38479
Simple Googlebot Visit <= 1.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
mediumMissing Authorization
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.2.5
Patched in
200d
Time to patch
Description
The Simple Googlebot Visit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_settings() function hooked via a nopriv AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.2.4PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Last updatedFebruary 8, 2024
Affected pluginsimple-googlebot-visit
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