What is CVE-2023-6279?

CVE-2023-6279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woostify Sites Library, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-6279?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6279 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Woostify Sites Library

CVE-2023-6279

The Woostify Sites Library WordPress plugin before 1.4.8 does not have authorisation in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update arbitrary blog options and set them to 'activated' which could lead to DoS when using a specific option name

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Woostify Sites_library
Unknown Woostify Sites Library — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6279?: CVE-2023-6279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woostify Sites Library, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-6279?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6279 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.