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CVE-2023-23666: wordpress mainwp-post-plus-extension Missing Authorization

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighPublished
Published 17-01-2023Last modified 22-01-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-23666 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Missing Authorization vulnerability in wordpress mainwp-post-plus-extension. Fixed in 4.1.1.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-01-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The MainWP Post Plus Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in versions up to, and including, 4.0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • mainwp-post-plus-extension≤ 4.0.3 (fixed in 4.1.1)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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