9.8

CVE-2023-1597: tagdiv cloud_library Missing Authorization

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 10-07-2023Last modified 08-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1597 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in tagdiv cloud_library. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.7.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The tagDiv Cloud Library WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action accessible to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, allowing unauthenticated users to change arbitrary user metadata, which could lead to privilege escalation by setting themselves as an admin of the blog.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress2 products
  • td-cloud-library< 2.7
  • newspaper≤ 12.3 (fixed in 12.4)
Tagdiv1 product
Unknown1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

2 links