CVE-2023-2557 Missing authorization in WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional

Medium 4.3 Published 9 Jun 2023 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily edit custom currency switchers due to missing capability checks in the WPCS WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-2557?

CVE-2023-2557 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in realmag777 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to edit an arbitrary custom drop-down currency switcher.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2557?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pluginus Wordpress Currency Switcher Professional.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2557?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-2557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44q4-5m88-44qj.