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CVE-2023-0720 — Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types [wicked-folders] < 2.18.17

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-0720 Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types [wicked-folders] < 2.18.17 Missing Authorization Medium 4.3 < 2.18.17 2.18.17 2023-02-07 —

CVE-2023-0720

The Wicked Folders plugin contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its ajax_save_folder_order function affecting versions up to 2.18.16, caused by the absence of a proper capability verification. Any authenticated user with at least subscriber-level access can exploit this flaw to call the vulnerable function and alter the plugin's folder structure, which should be restricted to administrators only. The vulnerability was fixed in version 2.18.17.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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