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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-32506

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Link Whisper Link Whisper Free allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.6.3.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Link Whisper Free plugin versions 0.6.3 and below contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized manipulation of internal links or plugin settings that should require higher privileges.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and authorization verification for all sensitive plugin operations, ensuring users have appropriate WordPress capabilities before allowing link modifications or configuration changes.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Link Whisper Free is installed
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins, or check the wp-content/plugins directory for the link-whisper-free folder
    Affected if The Link Whisper Free plugin is present on the WordPress site
  2. Determine the installed Link Whisper Free version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version number listed for Link Whisper Free, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the Version header comment
    Affected if The installed version is 0.6.3 or any version lower than 0.6.3
  3. Check WordPress user roles on the site
    Navigate to WordPress admin Users section to review existing user roles (Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber)
    Affected if There are user accounts with roles below Administrator (such as Editor, Author, or Subscriber)
  4. Inspect plugin access controls for sensitive operations
    Examine the link-whisper-free plugin PHP files for capability checks (look for current_user_can, map_meta_cap, or similar WordPress capability functions) before performing link or settings modifications
    Affected if The plugin lacks proper capability checks or allows link manipulation operations for users without Administrator-level capabilities

A user is affected if Link Whisper Free version 0.6.3 or lower is installed and the site has non-Administrator user accounts that could potentially access privileged plugin functions due to missing authorization checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper capability checks and authorization verification for all sensitive plugin operations, ensuring users have appropriate WordPress capabilities before allowing link modifications or configuration changes.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to the latest version of Link Whisper Free (version 0.6.4 or higher)

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate Link Whisper Free in the plugin list
  4. 4. Check if an update is available for Link Whisper Free
  5. 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
  6. 6. Alternatively, download the latest version from wordpress.org and upload it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  7. 7. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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