CVE-2023-5235 (GCVE-0-2023-5235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-08 19:00 – Updated: 2025-06-11 17:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ovic Responsive WPBakery < 1.2.9 - Subscriber+ Option Update
Summary
The Ovic Responsive WPBakery WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not limit which options can be updated via some of its AJAX actions, which may allow attackers with a subscriber+ account to update blog options, such as 'users_can_register' and 'default_role'. It also unserializes user input in the process, which may lead to Object Injection attacks.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-14 17:37 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/35c9a954-37fc-48… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ovic Responsive WPBakery |
Affected:
0 , < 1.2.9
(semver)
|
guessed |
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