# CVE-2023-2547: Missing authorization in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha

> Authenticated subscribers can delete temporary users due to a missing capability check in the Feather Login Page 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:** 31 May 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97pp-mf36-5jw3

## What is CVE-2023-2547?

CVE-2023-2547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha, published on 31 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Feather Login Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'deleteUser' function in versions starting from 1.0.7 up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete the temp user generated by the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Featherplugins Feather Login Page.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha

- [CVE-2023-2549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2549/): Cross-site request forgery in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-2545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2545/): Missing authorization in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha, published on 31 May 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-2023-2547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha. 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-2023-2547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.