# CVE-2023-32798: WordPress Simple Page Ordering plugin <= 2.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls to modify page ordering without proper authorization in the Simple Page Ordering WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhcc-425r-jwgv

## What is CVE-2023-32798?

CVE-2023-32798 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Simple Page Ordering, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in 10up Simple Page Ordering allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple Page Ordering: from n/a through 2.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32798?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-32798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32798 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32798 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Simple Page Ordering, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 10up Simple Page Ordering. 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-2023-32798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32798/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32798
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32798
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32798

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32798/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.