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CVE-2023-2078

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
July 11, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post, and widget_post functions in versions up to, and including, 3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to update the plugins settings. CVE-2023-25030 may be a duplicate of this issue.

Affected WordPress components

  • Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin Plugin · buymeacoffee
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 3.7
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • buymeacoffee Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin — Up to and including 3.7
  • buymeacoffee buy_me_a_coffee — Before 3.8

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php?rev=2816542 Exploit
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-coffee.php?rev=2319979#L162 Exploit
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2935565%40buymeacoffee&new=2935565%40buymeacoffee&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1c218c6-1599-4dc9-846f-e0ef74821488?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record