9.1

CVE-2023-5559: 10web 10web_booster

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
Published 27-11-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5559 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in 10web 10web_booster. EPSS estimates a 2.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.24.18.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 27-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The 10Web Booster WordPress plugin before 2.24.18 does not validate the option name given to some AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary options from the database, leading to denial of service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.79% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.79%

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

10web1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • tenweb-speed-optimizer≤ 2.24.14 (fixed in 2.24.18)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links