9.8

CVE-2023-51484: wordpress login-as-customer-or-user Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 25-04-2024Last modified 28-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-51484 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in wordpress login-as-customer-or-user. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.9.1.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in wp-buy Login as User or Customer (User Switching) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Login as User or Customer (User Switching): from n/a through 3.8.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.70% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

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

Wordpress1 product
  • login-as-customer-or-user≤ 3.8 (fixed in 3.9.1)
Wp-buy1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links