What the vulnerability does
01Description
A vulnerability has been found in what3words Autosuggest Plugin up to 4.0.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function enqueue_scripts of the file w3w-autosuggest/public/class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234247.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The what3words Autosuggest Plugin versions 4.0 and later expose sensitive information to authenticated administrators. An attacker with high-level administrative privileges can access data that should be restricted, though the exposure is limited in scope. This affects only users with administrative access and does not allow data modification or system unavailability.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive information if they have administrative access to the site.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Administrators' access to sensitive data is not properly restricted; review admin account security.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges on the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 18, 2023
CVE published
August 3, 2024
Record updated
