vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: jetpack: CVE-2023-47788: Improper Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 16, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 16, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Jetpack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the WPCom External Media REST permission_callback function in versions up to and including 12.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to import external media even without the upload_files capability.
Solution
jetpack-plugin-cve-2023-47788
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47788
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e62fa16f-a4a1-44a7-9a66-abafd8dddf67?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-51886
- CVE-2023-47788
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-47788
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-51886
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