Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_save_state

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-0711
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published February 7, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka
Description

The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_state function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the view state of the folder structure maintained by the plugin.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wicked-folders (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.18.16
Patched Version
  • 2.18.17
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