Simple URLs <= 117 - Missing Authorization via AJAX actions

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-40678
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published August 21, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rafshanzani Suhada
Description

The Simple URLs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized utilization of AJAX functionality due to a missing capability check on its AJAX handler functions in versions up to, and including, 117. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to invoke those functions and change plugin behavior and settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-urls (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 117
Patched Version
  • 118
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