SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-5559

The 10Web Booster WordPress plugin before 2.24.18 does not validate the option name given to some AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary options from the database, leading to denial of service.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 2.79%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The 10Web Booster WordPress plugin before 2.24.18 does not validate the option name given to some AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary options from the database, leading to denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.79% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
10web/10web booster
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.