Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-5311
The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.066
EPSS Ranking 90.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
References
- https://giongfnef.gitbook.io/giongfnef/cve/cve-2023-5311
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/87e3dd5e-0d77-4d78-8171-0beaf9482699?source=cve
- https://giongfnef.gitbook.io/giongfnef/cve/cve-2023-5311
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/87e3dd5e-0d77-4d78-8171-0beaf9482699?source=cve
Products affected by CVE-2023-5311
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.7
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:3.8
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:5.9
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:6.2