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CVE, Research URL

CVE-2023-4282

Published on
Aug 10, 2023
Research Description
The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to delete plugin settings.
Affected versions
max 3.9.2.
Status
vulnerable