CVE-2023-49832
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Gemini Labs Site Reviews site-reviews allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Site Reviews: from n/a through <= 6.10.2.
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 confidenceThe Site Reviews WordPress plugin versions up to 6.10.2 contain a missing authorization vulnerability allowing exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass likely permits unauthenticated or low-privileged users to perform actions that should require higher permission levels, such as accessing or modifying review data they shouldn't have rights to.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Site Reviews plugin installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Site Reviews. Check the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (site-reviews/plugin.php) for the 'Version' header.Affected if Version is 6.10.2 or earlier (any version up to and including 6.10.2)
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Inspect plugin access control settingsNavigate to Site Reviews > Settings > General. Look for options controlling who can create, edit, or delete reviews. Check if 'Guests', 'Subscribers', 'Contributors', or 'Authors' have permissions enabled for review submission or management.Affected if Any setting allows unauthenticated users or roles below Administrator to submit, modify, or delete reviews
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Review assigned capabilities for custom rolesIf using a role management plugin, inspect custom roles for Site Reviews capabilities such as 'create_site-reviews', 'edit_site-reviews', 'delete_site-reviews', or 'manage_site-reviews_options'. Check WordPress Users > Roles if any custom roles exist.Affected if Non-administrator roles have been granted elevated Site Reviews capabilities
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Check for exposed AJAX actionsInspect the site's public-facing AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) for Site Reviews actions. Review plugin PHP files in the 'includes' folder for AJAX hooks marked with missing capability checks.Affected if AJAX actions respond to requests without proper capability verification
You are affected if Site Reviews plugin version 6.10.2 or earlier is installed AND the plugin settings or user role configurations grant elevated review management permissions to unauthenticated or low-privileged users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Site Reviews to the latest version available from Gemini Labs which contains proper authorization controls. If unable to upgrade immediately, review user role capabilities and restrict plugin settings to trusted administrator accounts only.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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