CVE-2023-5311

WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to .htaccess File Modification

highMissing Authorization
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
6.3
Patched in
91d
Time to patch

Description

The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution. CVE-2023-46623 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=6.2
PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-extra

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