EmbedPress <= 3.7.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CVE CVE-2023-3371
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published June 26, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher István Márton
Description

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure due to hardcoded encryption key on the 'lock_content_form_handler' and 'display_password_form' function in versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to decrypt and view the password protected content.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug embedpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7.3
Patched Version
  • 3.8.0
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