CVE-2023-0556

The ContentStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain the blog metadata (via the function cstu_get_metadata) that includes the plugin's contentstudio_token. Knowing this token allows for other interactions with the plugin such as creating posts in versions prior to 1.2.5, which added other requirements to posting and updating.

• CWE-862

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentstudio/tags/1.2.1/contentstudio-plugin.php#L517Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2851006%40contentstudio%2Ftrunk&old=2844028%40contentstudio%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/52db8d41-859a-4d68-8b83-3d3af8f1bf64?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentstudio/tags/1.2.1/contentstudio-plugin.php#L517Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2851006%40contentstudio%2Ftrunk&old=2844028%40contentstudio%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/52db8d41-859a-4d68-8b83-3d3af8f1bf64Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 27, 2023

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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