vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: bulk-noindex-nofollow-toolkit-by-mad-fish: CVE-2023-41688: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 4, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 4, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Bulk NoIndex and NoFollow Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_page_callback() and update_page_bulk_callback() functions called via AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update post and page's noindex and nofollow statuses.
Solution
bulk-noindex-nofollow-toolkit-by-mad-fish-plugin-cve-2023-41688
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41688
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5cb79fbc-705a-4fb4-b441-7fe7ab6dea10?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-46180
- CVE-2023-41688
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-41688
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-46180
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