WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2023-5559 Modified

10Web Booster: A security weakness

10Web Booster is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 9.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 9.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
10Web Booster
Plugin slug
10web-booster
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 27, 2023
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Nov 27, 2023 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update 10Web Booster to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources