Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-0958
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published July 27, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chloe Chamberland
Description

Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing capability check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to install select plugins from Inisev on vulnerable sites. CVE-2023-38514 appears to be a duplicate of this vulnerability.

References

11 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug http-https-remover (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.3
Patched Version
  • 3.2.4
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug copy-delete-posts (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.9
Patched Version
  • 1.4.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ultimate-social-media-plus (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.5.7
Patched Version
  • 3.5.8
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ultimate-posts-widget (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.4
Patched Version
  • 2.2.5
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backup-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.7
Patched Version
  • 1.2.8
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug pop-up-pop-up (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.9
Patched Version
  • 1.2.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug redirect-redirection (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.3
Patched Version
  • 1.1.4
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-clone-by-wp-academy (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3.7
Patched Version
  • 2.3.8
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ultimate-social-media-icons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.1
Patched Version
  • 2.8.2
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
Patched Version
  • 3.8
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug enhanced-text-widget (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.7
Patched Version
  • 1.5.8
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