Extended Post Status <= 1.0.19 - Missing Authorization via wp_insert_post_data

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-32094
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published June 2, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher TaeEun Lee
Description

The Extended Post Status plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wp_insert_post_data function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.19. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to set their own posts to the 'published' status via the extended post status metabox.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug extended-post-status (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.19
Patched Version
  • 1.0.20
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