CVE-2023-5314
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.3 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
The CVE-2023-5314 vulnerability affects the WP Extra plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 6.2, allowing unauthorized access to restricted functionality. This vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to send emails with arbitrary content to arbitrary locations using the affected site's mail server. The risk score is 5, indicating a medium severity level. The exploitability score is 2.8, and the base score is 4.3, categorizing it as a low privilege requirement and no user interaction needed. The attack vector is through the network, and the impact on integrity is low while having no impact on confidentiality. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update their WP Extra plugin to a version that addresses this issue.
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