Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A low-privileged WordPress subscriber could view Starbox plugin preferences and potentially other user settings they should not see. The issue is confidentiality-only in the provided scoring, with no stated data modification or outage impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin remediation. It is not a known mass-exploitation issue in the supplied evidence, but it can expose configuration or user-setting data to low-privileged accounts.
Technical view
CVE-2024-0366 is an IDOR/CWE-284 flaw in Starbox – the Author Box for Humans through 3.4.7. The vulnerable action function lacks validation on a user-controlled key, allowing subscriber-level users to access plugin preferences and possibly other user settings.
Likely exposure
Exposure applies to WordPress sites running Starbox – the Author Box for Humans versions up to and including 3.4.7, especially where subscriber accounts exist. Unauthenticated exposure is not supported by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the source bundle, and no provided source states active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access and no user interaction, with CVSS 4.3 confidentiality impact only.
Researcher notes
The record identifies missing validation on a user-controlled key in the action function. The provided evidence supports confidentiality exposure only; affected scope beyond plugin preferences and potential user settings is not fully detailed.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using the Starbox plugin and record installed versions.
- Upgrade Starbox following vendor or Wordfence guidance, prioritizing versions later than 3.4.7 where available.
- Restrict unnecessary subscriber account creation until affected sites are remediated.
- Review plugin settings for sensitive values that should not be exposed to subscribers.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Starbox is installed and whether the version is 3.4.7 or earlier.
- Verify subscriber-role users cannot access Starbox preferences or other user settings.
- Review WordPress user lists for unexpected subscriber accounts.
- Check logs for subscriber access to Starbox-related actions, where logging is available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47601b4-bf16-4f59-b5f3-584a8eac7c67?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starbox/trunk/core/UserSettings.phpCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028775/starbox/trunk?contextall=1&old=3000701&old_path=%2Fstarbox%2FtrunkCVE reference
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Improper Access Control
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