WP Private Message: A security weakness
WP Private Message 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.
- Component
- WP Private Message
- Plugin slug
wp-private-messaging- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 21, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Feb 21, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Private Message 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 WP Private Message WordPress plugin (bundled with the Superio theme as a required plugin) before 1.0.6 does not ensure that private messages to be accessed belong to the user making the requests. This allowing any authenticated users to access private messages belonging to other users by tampering the ID.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N