CHP Ads Block Detector <= 3.9.4 — Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update
CVE-2023-2353Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.9.4Update to 3.9.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
CHP Ads Block Detector chp-ads-block-detector
- Affected≤ 3.9.4
- Patched in3.9.8
Update to 3.9.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.9.4. Version 3.9.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under CHP Ads Block Detector.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.9.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch CHP Ads Block Detector to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Marco Wotschka.
The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update and reset due to a missing capability check on the chp_abd_action function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change or reset plugin settings. CVE-2023-36509 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
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 CHP Ads Block Detector
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.9.4Update to 3.9.8 | CVE-2023-2354 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery via chp_abd_action ≤3.9.4Update to 3.9.8 | CVE-2023-2352 |
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.9.4Update to 3.9.8
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery via chp_abd_action
≤3.9.4Update to 3.9.8
Same weakness (Missing Authorization)
All Missing Authorization| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
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.
