BadgeOS <= 3.7.1.6 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion
CVE-2023-2173Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.7.1.6No patch available
What to do until a fix ships- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:HIntegrity- High
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
BadgeOS badgeos
- Affected≤ 3.7.1.6
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.7.1.6. No fixed version has been released.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under BadgeOS.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch BadgeOS to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Alex Thomas.
The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the badgeos_delete_step_ajax_handler, badgeos_delete_award_step_ajax_handler, badgeos_delete_deduct_step_ajax_handler, and badgeos_delete_rank_req_step_ajax_handler functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in BadgeOS
All 8| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤3.7.1.6No patch available | CVE-2023-47647 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Title Overwrite ≤3.7.1.6No patch available | CVE-2023-2172 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization in delete_badgeos_log_entries ≤3.7.1.6No patch available | CVE-2023-2174 | |
| Medium5.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ≤3.7.1.6No patch available | CVE-2023-2171 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤3.7.1.6No patch available | CVE-2022-41987 |
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤3.7.1.6No patch available
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Title Overwrite
≤3.7.1.6No patch available
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization in delete_badgeos_log_entries
≤3.7.1.6No patch available
- Medium5.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
≤3.7.1.6No patch available
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤3.7.1.6No patch available
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.