CVE-2023-1979

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-1979
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-05-08 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-01 16:58:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Web Stories for WordPress plugin supports the WordPress built-in functionality of protecting content with a password. The content is then only accessible to website visitors after entering the password. In WordPress, users with the "Author" role can create stories, but don't have the ability to edit password protected stories. The vulnerability allowed users with said role to bypass this permission check when trying to duplicate the protected story in the plugin's own dashboard, giving them access to the seemingly protected content. We recommend upgrading to version 1.32 or beyond commit  ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68 https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Web Stories All All All All
Application Google Web Stories All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Merge pull request from GHSA-xcx6-4gm7-wrfm · GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp@ad49781 · GitHub MISC github.com
Release v1.32.0 · GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp · GitHub MISC github.com
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