CVE-2023-0718 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Wicked Folders WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 2.18.16. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or higher to modify the plugin's folder structure, an action typically reserved for administrators, due to a missing capability check. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 4.3, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to unauthorized data modification (I:L), but not confidentiality or availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.18.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wickedplugins:wicked_folders:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.