CVE-2023-0729: The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to...
Description
The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_save_sort_order function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link leading them to perform actions intended for administrators such as changing the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2023-0729
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
Affected Products
Vendor: wickedplugins
Product: Wicked Folders
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.11% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 46.07% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae8dbf54-ea62-4901-b34f-079b708ca0b5?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wicked-folders/tags/2.18.16/lib/class-wicked-folders-ajax.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2860994%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&old=2805161%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=