CVE-2023-5454

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Nov 6, 2023
Updated: Nov 14, 2023
CWE ID 862

Summary

CVE-2023-5454 is a cyber vulnerability that affects the Templately WordPress plugin before version 2.2.6. This plugin does not properly authorize the 'saved-templates/delete' REST API call, which allows unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts. The risk score for this vulnerability is 26, indicating a high level of severity. The exploitability score is 3.9 out of 10, suggesting it can be exploited relatively easily. The base severity is rated as high with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability to an organization includes the potential loss of data integrity because an attacker can delete arbitrary posts on the affected WordPress site without authentication. To remediate this vulnerability, organizations should update to version 2.2.6 or later of the Templately WordPress plugin, which includes proper authorization for the mentioned REST API call.

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