CVE-2023-2714

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_license' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the license key and support license key, but it can only be changed to a valid license key.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/guided-setup/guided-setup.php#L111	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/help/help-page.php#L41	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/help/help-page.php	Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29700844-b41d-4f10-90a7-06c8574d8d2a?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-05-20 03:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 04:13

NVD link : CVE-2023-2714

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2714

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2714

JSON object : View

Products Affected

groundhogg

groundhogg

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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