CVE-2023-1868 (GCVE-0-2023-1868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-05 13:23 – Updated: 2025-01-13 16:55
VLAI?
Summary
The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when clearing the plugin cache via the yrc_clear_cache GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin's cache.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pluginbuilders YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin. Affected: * , ≤ 1.2.3 (semver)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Marco Wotschka
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T06:05:26.658Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-1868",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-01-13T16:17:40.658015Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T16:55:59.276Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin.",
          "vendor": "pluginbuilders",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.2.3",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "*",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Marco Wotschka"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when clearing the plugin cache via the yrc_clear_cache GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin\u0027s cache."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
              "lang": "en"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-04-05T13:23:54.922Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-02-09T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Discovered"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-04-05T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-1868",
    "datePublished": "2023-04-05T13:23:54.922Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-04-05T13:23:50.470Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T16:55:59.276Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:plugin:yourchannel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\", \"versionEndIncluding\": \"1.2.3\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"B6B01621-9BF4-4C88-997E-DCF7294A2508\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when clearing the plugin cache via the yrc_clear_cache GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin\u0027s cache.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2023-1868",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:40:03.307",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L\", \"baseScore\": 6.5, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"LOW\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 2.5}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N\", \"baseScore\": 5.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 1.4}]}",
      "published": "2023-04-05T14:15:07.253",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Product\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\", \"source\": \"security@wordfence.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Product\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2023-1868\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"published\":\"2023-04-05T14:15:07.253\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T07:40:03.307\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when clearing the plugin cache via the yrc_clear_cache GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin\u0027s cache.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":6.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":2.5},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":1.4}]},\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:plugin:yourchannel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"1.2.3\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B6B01621-9BF4-4C88-997E-DCF7294A2508\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Product\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\",\"source\":\"security@wordfence.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Product\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-02T06:05:26.658Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2023-1868\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"yes\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-01-13T16:17:40.658015Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-01-13T16:17:42.271Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"finder\", \"value\": \"Marco Wotschka\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 6.5, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"pluginbuilders\", \"product\": \"YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin.\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"*\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"1.2.3\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"}], \"timeline\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2023-02-09T00:00:00.000+00:00\", \"value\": \"Discovered\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2023-04-05T00:00:00.000+00:00\", \"value\": \"Disclosed\"}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/541d202b-f3ed-44d8-93a6-e158209db885?source=cve\"}, {\"url\": \"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yourchannel/trunk/YourChannel.php?rev=2844975#L768\"}, {\"url\": \"https://wordpress.org/plugins/yourchannel/\"}], \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"The YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check when clearing the plugin cache via the yrc_clear_cache GET parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin\u0027s cache.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"description\": \"CWE-862 Missing Authorization\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599\", \"shortName\": \"Wordfence\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2023-04-05T13:23:54.922Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2023-1868\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-01-13T16:55:59.276Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2023-04-05T13:23:50.470Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599\", \"datePublished\": \"2023-04-05T13:23:54.922Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Wordfence\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.