FKIE_CVE-2023-7014

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-02-05 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:51
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
The Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 via the 'ma_debu' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including post author emails and names if applicable.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3019084/Patch
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/538e9ce3-2d48-44ad-bd08-8eead3ef15c3?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3019084/Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/538e9ce3-2d48-44ad-bd08-8eead3ef15c3?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
amitzy molongui_authorship *
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