CVE-2023-5711

System Dashboard <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_php_info)

mediumMissing Authorization

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.8.8

Patched in

76d

Time to patch

Description

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_php_info() 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 provided by PHP info.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.8.7

PublishedDecember 6, 2023

Last updatedFebruary 19, 2024

Affected pluginsystem-dashboard

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17bc3a9f-2bf9-44e3-81ef-bfa932085da9?source=api-prod

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