Simple Author Box <= 2.51 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Sensitive Information Exposure
CVE-2023-3601Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.51Update to 2.52 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:L/I:N/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:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Simple Author Box simple-author-box
- Affected≤ 2.51
- Patched in2.52
Update to 2.52 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.51. Version 2.52 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Simple Author Box.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.52, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Simple Author Box to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Dmitrii Ignatyev.
The Simple Author Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 2.51. This is due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to expose sensitive user information.
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 Simple Author Box
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ≤1.9.2No patch available | CVE-2023-33999 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_user_profile ≤2.50Update to 2.51 | — |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get
≤1.9.2No patch available
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_user_profile
≤2.50Update to 2.51
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.