CVE-2023-2172

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    CVE-2023-2172

    Published: 31 Aug 2023Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the badgeos_update_steps_ajax_handler, badgeos_update_award_steps_ajax_handler, badgeos_update_deduct_steps_ajax_handler, and badgeos_update_ranks_req_steps_ajax_handler functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to overwrite arbitrary post titles.

    References: , https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5dae8e82-e252-48d9-ae1f-62acfcd17e2b?source=cve, https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/award-steps-ui.php#L397, https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/deduct-steps-ui.php#L454, https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/ranks/rank-steps-ui.php#L388, https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/steps-ui.php#L396

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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