CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-4282

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data loss due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to and including 3.8.2. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above to delete plugin settings.

Risk Assessment

The organization may lose important configuration data for the plugin, potentially leading to disruptions in website functionality or loss of features.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the EmbedPress plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional capability checks for functions related to data removal.

Original NVD description (English source)

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to delete plugin settings.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS