What is CVE-2023-4600?

CVE-2023-4600 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Affiliatewp, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-4600?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4600 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Affiliatewp

CVE-2023-4600

The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.14.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Affiliatewp — versions 2.14.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4600?: CVE-2023-4600 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Affiliatewp, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-4600?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4600 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.