Backup Bank: WordPress Backup Plugin <= 4.0.28 - Missing Authorization via post_user_feedback_backup_bank

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2023-28165
CVSS	Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published	March 15, 2023
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	István Márton

Description

The Backup Bank: WordPress Backup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of an AJAX action due to a missing capability check on the post_user_feedback_backup_bank() function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.28. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access, and above, to submit plugin feedback spoofing as the identity of the site owner.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	wp-backup-bank (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 4.0.28
Patched Version

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