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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-45633
CVE-2023-45633:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in the WordPress IMPress Listings plugin versions 2.6.2 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Nguyen Anh Tien and was reported on March 28, 2023, with public disclosure occurring on October 11, 2023. This security issue has been assigned CVE-2023-45633 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium severity). The security flaw stems from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, potentially allowing unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions (Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability is considered moderately dangerous and is expected to become exploited. The broken access control issue could allow unauthorized users to perform actions that should be restricted to users with higher privileges (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement these mitigations immediately (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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