What is the severity of CVE-2023-6798?

CVE-2023-6798 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized settings updates.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6798?

To fix CVE-2023-6798, update the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin to version 4.3.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2023-6798?

All users of the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.3.2 are affected by CVE-2023-6798.

What kind of attack is possible with CVE-2023-6798?

CVE-2023-6798 allows attackers to update settings without authorization due to a missing capability check.

Is CVE-2023-6798 being actively exploited?

There have been reports indicating that CVE-2023-6798 could potentially be exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2023-6798

medium

5.4

CWE

257 862

EPSS

0.045%

6/1/2024

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-6798

First published: Sat Jan 06 2024(Updated: )

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin's settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Feedzy RSS Aggregator	<4.3.3

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk&old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Remedy

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve

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What is the severity of CVE-2023-6798?
CVE-2023-6798 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized settings updates.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6798?
To fix CVE-2023-6798, update the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin to version 4.3.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2023-6798?
All users of the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.3.2 are affected by CVE-2023-6798.
What kind of attack is possible with CVE-2023-6798?
CVE-2023-6798 allows attackers to update settings without authorization due to a missing capability check.
Is CVE-2023-6798 being actively exploited?
There have been reports indicating that CVE-2023-6798 could potentially be exploited in the wild.

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