{"id":86136,"date":"2025-12-26T22:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T22:51:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2023-6029-unauthenticated-arbitrary-post-deletion-and-document-manipulation-in-eazydocs-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6029-unauthenticated-arbitrary-post-deletion-and-document-manipulation-in-eazydocs-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-6029: Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion and Document Manipulation in EazyDocs WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2023-6029 is a critical vulnerability that affects the EazyDocs WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.3.6. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts and manipulate documents and sections. This poses a significant risk to website owners, as it can lead to system compromise or data leakage if exploited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-6029<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage due to unauthorized deletion and manipulation of website content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-982387789\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>EazyDocs WordPress plugin | Versions prior to 2.3.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from a lack of appropriate authorization and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) checks within the EazyDocs plugin. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the server. The server, failing to check the request&#8217;s authenticity and authorization, will comply, allowing the attacker to delete arbitrary posts and add or delete documents\/sections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-725667136\" 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<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=eazydocs_delete_post HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\npost_id=10<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, an attacker sends an HTTP POST request to delete the post with ID 10. This example assumes the vulnerabilities in the EazyDocs plugin that have not been patched, allowing the request to proceed without any authentication or CSRF checks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to update the EazyDocs WordPress plugin to version 2.3.6 or later, where the vulnerability has been fixed. As a temporary workaround, users could use a web application firewall (WAF) or an intrusion detection system (IDS) to block malicious requests. However, these are not long-term solutions and the plugin should be updated as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2023-6029 is a critical vulnerability that affects the EazyDocs WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.3.6. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts and manipulate documents and sections. This poses a significant risk to website owners, as it can lead to system compromise or data leakage if exploited. 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