Vulnerability CVE-2023-5311


Published: 2023-10-25

Description:
The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution.

 References:
https://giongfnef.gitbook.io/giongfnef/cve/cve-2023-5311
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/87e3dd5e-0d77-4d78-8171-0beaf9482699?source=cve

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