WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-5235 Modified

Ovic Responsive WPBakery: A security weakness

Ovic Responsive WPBakery is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Ovic Responsive WPBakery
Plugin slug
ovic-responsive-wpbakery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 08, 2024
Weakness
CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

This CVE was published Jan 08, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Ovic Responsive WPBakery 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 Ovic Responsive WPBakery WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not limit which options can be updated via some of its AJAX actions, which may allow attackers with a subscriber+ account to update blog options, such as 'users_can_register' and 'default_role'. It also unserializes user input in the process, which may lead to Object Injection attacks.

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

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

Primary and upstream sources