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CVE-2023-5712
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_global_value() function hook…
Impact
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_global_value() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive global value information.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bowo | System Dashboard | through 2.8.7 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7382
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7403
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70f14d9d-6ed6-4bcb-944d-f9c5aa6a17a6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7382
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L7403
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70f14d9d-6ed6-4bcb-944d-f9c5aa6a17a6?source=cve