CVE-2023-1022 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized options update due to a missing capability check on the wpmsGGSaveInformation function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to update google analytics options maintained by the plugin. This vulnerability occurred as a result of the plugin relying on nonce checks as a means of access control, and that nonce being accessible to all authenticated users regardless of role.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Joomunited	Wp Meta Seo

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2870465%40wp-meta-seo&new=2870465%40wp-meta-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/702f9d3b-5d33-4215-ac76-9aae3162d775

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-02-28T12:56:45.634Z

Updated: 2025-01-13T17:03:10.281Z

Reserved: 2023-02-24T18:36:21.509Z

Link: CVE-2023-1022

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:32:46.163Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-28T13:15:09.927

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:38:18.187

Link: CVE-2023-1022

Redhat

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