CVE-2023-0556 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ContentStudio plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.5. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a missing capability check to retrieve blog metadata, including the plugin's contentstudio_token. This token can then be used to interact with the plugin, potentially creating posts in older versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and resulting in low confidentiality and integrity impacts. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting a lower likelihood of exploitation, the FAUCET Risk Score is 40/100. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, which is typical for the vast majority of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:contentstudio:contentstudio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.2.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:contentstudio:contentstudio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.