CVE-2023-1979
Google LLC · published 2023-05-08
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Google Inc. via the CVE Program.
The Web Stories for WordPress plugin supports the WordPress built-in functionality of protecting content with a password. The content is then only accessible to website visitors after entering the password. In WordPress, users with the "Author" role can create stories, but don't have the ability to edit password protected stories. The vulnerability allowed users with said role to bypass this permission check when trying to duplicate the protected story in the plugin's own dashboard, giving them access to the seemingly protected content. We recommend upgrading to version 1.32 or beyond commit ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68 https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Web Stories for WordPress | 0 – before 1.32: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:a:google:web_stories:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MEDIUM — as published by Google Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/releases/tag/v1.32.0
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/ad49781c2a35c5c92ef704d4b621ab4e5cb77d68
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/releases/tag/v1.32.0
Source dates: published 2023-05-08, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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