SB2023012004 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mediamatic plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0294)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

2) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0293)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing permission check. A remote user can change image categories.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediamatic/trunk/inc/sidebar.php?rev=2652957#L343
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d81ed8d9-4a7a-4b75-aab4-8e4dbd554f32
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5c87ae0-9a53-4292-a4d3-05b3bdb37b71