Auth bypass in Buymeacoffee Buy Me A Coffee
CVE-2023-2078
The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post, and widget_post functions in versions up to, and including, 3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to update the plugins settings. CVE-2023-25030 may be a duplicate of this issue.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1c218c6-1599-4dc9-846f-e0ef7… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-c… (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coff… (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2078?
- CVE-2023-2078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buymeacoffee Buy Me A Coffee, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2078?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2078 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.