CVE-2023-5235 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Ovic Responsive WPBakery WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.9. It allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level privileges to modify critical blog options, such as user registration settings and default roles, due to insufficient access control on AJAX actions. The vulnerability also involves insecure deserialization of user input, opening the door to potential PHP Object Injection attacks. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of the affected WordPress site, including arbitrary code execution. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kutethemes:ovic_responsive_wpbakery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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