What is CVE-2023-7289?

CVE-2023-7289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paytium, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-7289?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-7289 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Paytium

CVE-2023-7289

The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key update due to a missing capability check on the paytium_sw_save_api_keys function in versions up to, and including, 4.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to change plugin API keys.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Paytium
Paytiumsupport Paytium: Mollie Payment Forms & Donations — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7289?: CVE-2023-7289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paytium, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-7289?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7289 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.