CVE-2023-4943

Summary

CVE-2023-4943, also known as BEAR for WordPress Missing Authorization vulnerability, affects versions up to and including 1.1.3.3 of the BEAR plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability arises from a missing capability check on the woobe_bulkoperations_visibility function, enabling authenticated attackers with subscriber or higher privileges to manipulate products. The impacted products include various versions of rj9YBf, vVpztI, rj9YB0, rj9YBz, rj9YBy, rj9YBx, rj9YBw, rj9YBv, rj9YBu, rj9YBt, rj9YBs, rj9YBr, rj9YBq, rj9YBp, rj9YBo, rj9YBn, rj9YBm, rj9YBl, rj9YBk, rj9YBj, rj9YBi and rqkZuEg. The vulnerability has a risk score of 5 and a base severity level of MEDIUM according to the CVSS:3.1 vector string. The potential danger it poses to organizations includes unauthorized product manipulation by authenticated attackers with low privileges. To remediate this vulnerability and protect against potential attacks exploiting it, users are advised to update their BEAR plugin for WordPress to a version that includes the necessary capability check on the woobe_bulkoperations_visibility function.

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