{"id":22366,"date":"2025-04-12T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-18T03:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T03:07:46","slug":"cve-2023-4536-critical-vulnerability-in-my-account-page-editor-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-4536-critical-vulnerability-in-my-account-page-editor-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-4536: Critical Vulnerability in My Account Page Editor WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A serious security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-4536, has been identified in the My Account Page Editor WordPress plugin. This flaw, which has a CVSS severity score of 8.8, pertains to the plugin&#8217;s failure to validate the profile picture that is uploaded. This vulnerability could be exploited by any authenticated user, including subscribers, to upload arbitrary files which could potentially lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49589-the-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-targeting-web-based-applications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26028\">Remote Code Execution<\/a> (RCE). This vulnerability has a major impact on the security of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2005-critical-vulnerability-in-the-wordpress-plugin-front-end-users-feup\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26009\">WordPress<\/a> websites using this plugin, as it opens the door for potential system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-4536<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0573-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29036\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4137561668\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>My Account Page Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-3211-unauthenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-database-administrator-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29980\">WordPress Plugin<\/a> | Versions before 1.3.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/microsoft-s-recent-patch-a-detailed-analysis-of-the-126-flaws-and-the-actively-exploited-windows-clfs-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26126\">exploitation of this flaw<\/a> occurs when an authenticated user, such as a subscriber, uploads an arbitrary file disguised as a profile picture. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2780-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-woffice-core-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27345\">plugin does not validate the uploaded<\/a> profile picture, which allows the malicious file to be uploaded to the server. Once the malicious file is on the server, the attacker can execute this file remotely, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0252-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-manageengine-adselfservice-plus\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26271\">Remote Code Execution<\/a> (RCE). This could result in unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2945-unveiling-the-system-access-vulnerability-in-network-security-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26706\">system access<\/a>, manipulation of data, or even a system takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1552578999\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is shown below. This is a conceptual HTTP request that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2328-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-for-contact-form-7-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29557\">uploads a malicious file<\/a> disguised as a profile picture.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload_profile_picture HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-wordpress-site.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;profile_picture&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious_file.jpg&quot;\nContent-Type: image\/jpeg\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;malicious_file.jpg&#8221; is not a legitimate image file but a malicious file designed to exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6735-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-checkmks-mk_tsm-agent-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26886\">vulnerability in the My Account Page Editor WordPress Plugin<\/a>. Once uploaded, the attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6878-a-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-exploited\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26347\">execute the malicious file remotely<\/a>, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A serious security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-4536, has been identified in the My Account Page Editor WordPress plugin. This flaw, which has a CVSS severity score of 8.8, pertains to the plugin&#8217;s failure to validate the profile picture that is uploaded. 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