CVE-2023-48776
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-48776 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting Thomas Scholl's canvasio3D Light WordPress plugin versions 2.5.0 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered by Abdi Pranata and was reported on June 20, 2023, with public disclosure on November 28, 2023. This broken access control issue affects the plugin's security levels, allowing potential unauthorized access (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium severity). The core issue stems from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, which could allow unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions. The vulnerability requires Subscriber-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user with Subscriber-level access to execute actions typically reserved for users with higher privileges. This broken access control issue is considered moderately dangerous and is expected to become exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure, no official fix is available. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement the mitigation immediately (Patchstack).

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