What is CVE-2023-0889?

CVE-2023-0889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Themeflection Numbers, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-0889?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0889 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Metagauss Themeflection Numbers

CVE-2023-0889

Themeflection Numbers WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF check in an AJAX action, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, it could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to update arbitrary blog options, such as enabling registration and set the default role to administrator

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Metagauss Themeflection_numbers
Unknown Themeflection Numbers — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0889?: CVE-2023-0889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Themeflection Numbers, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-0889?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0889 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.