CVE-2023-4282: EmbedPress <= 3.8.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Delete via admin_post_remove and remove_private_data
wpdevteam · EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Doc…
Affected: wpdevteam EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Doc… · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 44% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to delete plugin settings.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- wpdevteam · EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & moreup to and including 3.8.2
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- wpdevteam
- Published
- August 2023
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-862cwe.mitre.org
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5fa2ec9e-2859-4a96wordfence.com
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPrplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPrplugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2950211/embedpress#file18plugins.trac.wordpress.org