High severity · published Mar 29, 2023
CVE-2023-1509
GMAce <= 1.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Modification (Creation/Overwrite/Deletion)
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The GMAce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the gmace_manager_server function called via the wp_ajax_gmace_manager AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GM
GMAce · gmdragonx
through 1.5.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1509
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1509
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gmace/trunk/gmace.php?rev=1583327#L84
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gmace/trunk/inc/filemanager.php?rev=1583319#L27
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/826b3913-9a37-4e15-80fd-b35cefb51af8?source=cve
