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CVE-2023-1874: peterschulznl wp data access – app builder for tables, forms, charts, maps & dashboards Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 12-04-2023Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1874 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in peterschulznl wp data access – app builder for tables, forms, charts, maps & dashboards. EPSS estimates a 2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.73%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.73% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Peterschulznl1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • wp-data-access≤ 5.3.7 (fixed in 5.3.8)
Wpdataaccess1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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