5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-2716
Groundhogg Unauthorized Data Access and Modification
Description

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_upload_file' function in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload a file to the contact, and then lists all the other uploaded files related to the contact.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:59 a.m.

Source :

security@wordfence.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-2716 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2716 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Groundhogg groundhogg

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

nuclei-templates 5W+已校验

nuclei-templates

Python

Updated: 20 hours, 51 minutes ago
210 stars 53 fork 53 watcher
Born at : Feb. 26, 2024, 8:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 2340 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-2716 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2716 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php#L458
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c5bde0e-3138-4995-92ae-6deaf6b7be5b?source=cve
  • CVE Modified by security@wordfence.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by security@wordfence.com

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-862
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php#L458 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php#L458 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/contacts/contacts-page.php Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c5bde0e-3138-4995-92ae-6deaf6b7be5b?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c5bde0e-3138-4995-92ae-6deaf6b7be5b?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.9.8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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0.42275

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