What is CVE-2023-1865?

CVE-2023-1865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plugin Yourchannel, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-1865?

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

Is CVE-2023-1865 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Plugin Yourchannel

CVE-2023-1865

The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when resetting plugin settings via the yrc_nuke GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete YouTube channels from the plugin.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Plugin Yourchannel
Pluginbuilders Yourchannel: Everything You Want In A Youtube Plugin. — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1865?: CVE-2023-1865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plugin Yourchannel, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-1865?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1865 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.