Deserialization in Kutethemes Ovic Responsive Wpbakery
CVE-2023-5235
The Ovic Responsive WPBakery WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not limit which options can be updated via some of its AJAX actions, which may allow attackers with a subscriber+ account to update blog options, such as 'users_can_register' and 'default_role'. It also unserializes user input in the process, which may lead to Object Injection attacks.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.4% 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: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kutethemes Ovic Responsive Wpbakery
- Ovic Responsive Wpbakery — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/35c9a954-37fc-4818-a71f-34aaaa0fa3db (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5235?
- CVE-2023-5235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kutethemes Ovic Responsive Wpbakery, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5235?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5235 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.