Is CVE-2023-1979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-1979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-1979?

CVE-2023-1979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-1979?

CVE-2023-1979 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1979?

Upgrade web stories to 1.32.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-1979

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

web storiesNVD

Affected:< 1.32.0Fixed in:1.32.0CVE-2023-1979derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.