The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_option_value() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive option values, and deserialize the content of those values.
CVE-2023-5713 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin System Dashboard. It affects Versions up to 2.8.7 and is fixed in 2.8.8.
CVE-2023-5713 is tracked for the Plugin System Dashboard as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.8.7. Update System Dashboard to 2.8.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
system-dashboard
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-5713 |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.8.7
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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.
System Dashboard <= 2.8.14 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
System Dashboard <= 2.8.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Filename Parameter
System Dashboard <= 2.8.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via X-Forwarded-For
System Dashboard <= 2.8.14 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
System Dashboard <= 2.8.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
System Dashboard <= 2.8.18 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure
System Dashboard <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_php_info)
System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_constants)
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