Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-2172
CVE-2023-2172
Description
The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the badgeos_update_steps_ajax_handler, badgeos_update_award_steps_ajax_handler, badgeos_update_deduct_steps_ajax_handler, and badgeos_update_ranks_req_steps_ajax_handler functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to overwrite arbitrary post titles.
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1Patches
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References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/award-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/deduct-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/ranks/rank-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5dae8e82-e252-48d9-ae1f-62acfcd17e2bnvdThird Party Advisory
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