CVE-2023-6733
Published: 04 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-6733 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Butlerblog Wp-Members. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 45.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-58946
Vulnerability details
The WP-Members Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 via the wpmem_field shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to extract sensitive…
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data including user emails, password hashes, usernames, and more.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.
Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.
Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.