Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in EmbedPress – Gutenberg blocks for Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Maps - CVE-2023-3371
Published: June 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77762
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3371
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a hardcoded encryption key in the "lock_content_form_handler" and "display_password_form" functions. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
EmbedPress – Gutenberg blocks for Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Maps
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3371
Install updates from vendor's website.
EmbedPress – Gutenberg blocks for Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Maps - update to 3.8.0
External References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L231
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1033b4d-82a0-4484-aebf-f35d6a2a9a13?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930523/embedpress#file28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930523/embedpress#file10
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L278
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/Gutenberg/block-backend/block-embedpress.php#L30