vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: surferseo: CVE-2023-35037: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 1, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 1, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Surfer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on several functions, such as remove_post_draft_connection, check_draft_status, get_locations, get_ajax_surfer_connect_url, disconnect_surfer_from_wp, and check_connection_status called via AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 1.3.2.357. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify the connection details for the plugin and check the status details of posts.
Solution
surferseo-plugin-cve-2023-35037
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35037
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c06f9f6d-3cd0-4700-834b-435a99983453?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-39074
- CVE-2023-35037
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-35037
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-39074
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