The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_move_object function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link leading them to perform actions intended for administrators such as changing the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
CVE-2023-0723 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types. It affects Versions up to 2.18.16 and is fixed in 2.18.17.
CVE-2023-0723 is tracked for the Plugin Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.18.16. Update Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types to 2.18.17 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wicked-folders
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-0723 |
| Patched Versions |
2.18.17
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.18.16
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.9 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_save_state
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_delete_folder
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_edit_folder
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_save_folder
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_clone_folder
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_save_folder_order
Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_clone_folder
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