CVE-2023-30480 WordPress Educenter theme <= 1.5.5 - Broken Access Control

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Educenter WordPress theme to access restricted functionality without proper permissions.

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-2023-30480?

CVE-2023-30480 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sparkle WP Educenter, published on 25 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Sparkle WP Educenter.This issue affects Educenter: from n/a through 1.5.5.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30480?

How do I fix CVE-2023-30480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30480 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-2023-30480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w97v-hmpc-3m55.

Is CVE-2023-30480 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free