CVE-2023-3244 (GCVE-0-2023-3244)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-17 06:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:57
VLAI
Title
Comments Like Dislike <= 1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Setting Reset
Summary
The Comments Like Dislike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the restore_settings function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to reset the plugin's settings. NOTE: this issue is was only partially patched in version 1.2.0, as the nonce is still present to subscriber-level users.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-07 20:05 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
happy-coders Comments Like Dislike Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.0 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Hung Duong
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