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CVE-2023-2353

MEDIUM

4.3

Description

The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update and reset due to a missing capability check on the chp_abd_action function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change or reset plugin settings. CVE-2023-36509 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/31/2023

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

sureshchand:chp_ads_block_detector

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920522/chp-ads-block-detector(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2922313/chp-ads-block-detector(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2926660/chp-ads-block-detector(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4eca64d7-6e33-4b8e-af37-a3e8bbf2b76f?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920522/chp-ads-block-detector(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2922313/chp-ads-block-detector(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2926660/chp-ads-block-detector(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4eca64d7-6e33-4b8e-af37-a3e8bbf2b76f?source=cve(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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