Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple WordPress Plugins Vulnerabilities

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-4293 CVSS:8.8

Premium Packages plugin for WordPress could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper privilege management in the wpdmpp_update_profile function. By sending a specially crafted request using the profile[role] parameter during a profile update, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change their role.

CVE-2023-37983 CVSS:6.5

Art Direction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVE-2023-39314 CVSS:7.1

Leyka Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute a script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

Impact

• Privilege Escalation
• Cross-Site Scripting

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-4293
• CVE-2023-37983
• CVE-2023-39314

Affected Vendors

WordPress

Affected Products

• Premium Packages plugin for WordPress 5.7.4
• Premium Packages plugin for WordPress 5.7.3
• Art Direction Plugin for WordPress 0.2.4
• Leyka Plugin for WordPress 3.30.2

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Premium Packages plugin for WordPress, available from the WordPress Plugin Directory. 

CVE-2023-4293

CVE-2023-37983

CVE-2023-39314