Auth bypass in Pluginus WordPress Currency Switcher
CVE-2023-2556
The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the anonymous function for the wpcs_sd_delete action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete an arbitrary custom drop-down currency switcher.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc44c95e-9ca0-46d0-8315-72612… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2911049/currency-switcher (Patch, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2556?
- CVE-2023-2556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pluginus WordPress Currency Switcher, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2556?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2556 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.