Wordapp <= 1.6.0 - Authorization Bypass through Use of Insufficiently Unique Cryptographic Signature

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-2987
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-05-31 03:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:18:06 UTC
DescriptionThe Wordapp plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to an use of insufficiently unique cryptographic signature on the 'wa_pdx_op_config_set' function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to the plugin to change the 'validation_token' in the plugin config, providing access to the plugin's remote control functionalities, such as creating an admin access URL, which can be used for privilege escalation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-345 | CWE-345 CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordapp Wordapp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wordapp Wordapp affected 1.6.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Wordapp <= 1.5.0 - Authorization Bypass through Use of Insufficiently Unique Cryptographic Signature af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
lana.report/publication/6e779e9a-e0f9-4102-9f0b-ad46e9c4533f [email protected] lana.report
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3063322/wordapp [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: István Márton (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-05-14T00:00:00.000ZDiscovered
CNA2023-05-15T00:00:00.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2023-05-30T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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