CVE-2023-41869
WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) <= 0.6.2.4 - Missing Authorization via AJAX action
mediumMissing Authorization
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
0.6.2.5
Patched in
140d
Time to patch
Description
The WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of AJAX actions due to a missing capability check on the wah_update_attachment_title function in versions up to, and including, 0.6.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change attachment titles.
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
<=0.6.2.4PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-accessibility-helper
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