CVE-2023-28619 WordPress Resoto theme <= 1.0.8 - Broken Access Control to Arbitrary Plugin Activation

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls to arbitrarily activate plugins in the Resoto WordPress theme, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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-2023-28619?

CVE-2023-28619 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bnayawpguy Resoto, published on 24 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bnayawpguy Resoto allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Resoto: from n/a through 1.0.8.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28619?

How do I fix CVE-2023-28619?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28619 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-2023-28619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9qfw-3fwg-f8qv.

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