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CVE-2023-7288: paytium vulnerability
CVE-2023-7288: medium vulnerability affecting paytium. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 20.16%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- paytium
What is known
The Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_profile_preference function in versions up to, and including, 4.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to change plugin settings.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-7288, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) affecting paytium, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether paytium is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.