# CVE-2023-0713: Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization on ajax_add_folder

> Authenticated subscribers can modify folder structures intended for administrators due to missing capability checks in the Wicked Folders plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxrv-9rf5-67ph

## What is CVE-2023-0713?

CVE-2023-0713 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types, published on 7 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_add_folder function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the folder structure maintained by the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0713?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wickedplugins Wicked Folders.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types

- [CVE-2021-24919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24919/): Wicked Folders < 2.18.10 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0729/): Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_save_sort_order (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-0684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0684/): Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_unassign_folders (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-0685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0685/): Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_unassign_folders (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-0711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0711/): Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Missing Authorization via ajax_save_state (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0713 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0713 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types, published on 7 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wickedplugins Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0713/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0713/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0713
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0713
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0713

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0713/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.