CVE-2023-4730
📋 TL;DR
The LadiApp WordPress plugin versions up to 4.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings. By changing the 'ladipage_key' setting, attackers can create new posts and inject malicious scripts. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the LadiApp plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- LadiApp WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover through persistent malicious script injection, leading to data theft, malware distribution, or defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized post creation with malicious scripts, potentially compromising site visitors or establishing backdoors.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper web application firewalls and monitoring are in place to detect unauthorized changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Direct HTTP requests to vulnerable endpoints can trigger the vulnerability without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ladipage/trunk/ladipage.php
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find LadiApp plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 4.4+ from WordPress repository and replace files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable LadiApp Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate ladipage
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests to vulnerable endpoints.
Add WAF rule to block requests containing 'ladipage_key' parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit plugin administration endpoints
- Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring for unauthorized post creation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel for LadiApp plugin version. If version is 4.3 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=ladipage --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm LadiApp plugin version is 4.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with ladipage_key parameter
- Sudden increase in post creation by unknown users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action parameters related to LadiApp
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ladipage_key" OR "init_endpoint")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ladipage/trunk/ladipage.php#L153
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ladipage/trunk/ladipage.php#L175
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ladipage/trunk/ladipage.php#L187
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c4baf2e-7f5e-4954-88f9-76d32f297aab?source=cve
