5.4

CVE-2023-23643: wordpress mainwp-ithemes-security-extension Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumPublished
Published 17-01-2023Last modified 22-01-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-23643 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Missing Authorization vulnerability in wordpress mainwp-ithemes-security-extension. Fixed in 4.0.3.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-01-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The MainWP iThemes Security Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.1.1 due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • mainwp-ithemes-security-extension4.1.1. (fixed in 4.0.3)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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