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CVE-2023-5509 (GCVE-0-2023-5509)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-20 18:55 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:59
VLAI
Title
myStickymenu < 2.6.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Form Leads Deletion
Summary
The myStickymenu WordPress plugin before 2.6.5 does not adequately authorize some ajax calls, allowing any logged-in user to perform the actions.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b33c262-e7f0-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Credits
Krzysztof Zając WPScan
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