CVE-2023-47515
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Seers WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects all versions up to and including 8.1.1, potentially allowing unauthorized access to administrative functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Seers GDPR CCPA Cookie Consent & Compliance Plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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
Attackers could gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, inject malicious code, or access sensitive user data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify cookie consent settings, change privacy policy configurations, or access administrative functions they shouldn't have access to.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented and only authorized users could access administrative functions.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves broken access control which typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 8.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Seers GDPR CCPA Cookie Consent & Compliance'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository
6. Deactivate and delete old version, then install new version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Seers plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate seers-cookie-consent-banner-privacy-policy
Restrict admin access
allImplement IP whitelisting for WordPress admin area
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
# Add to nginx config:
location /wp-admin {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
allow 10.0.0.0/8;
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin admin endpoints
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor and block suspicious admin access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Seers GDPR CCPA Cookie Consent & Compliance → Version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get seers-cookie-consent-banner-privacy-policy --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 8.1.1 and test admin functions with non-admin users to confirm proper authorization checks📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=seers* endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin actions from same IP
- Non-admin users accessing plugin configuration pages
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to WordPress admin areas from external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND uri_query="*page=seers*") AND user_role!="administrator"