# CVE-2023-38394: WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.0 - Multiple Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the JupiterX Core plugin to perform unauthorized actions or escalate privileges.

- **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:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fm33-4xh5-vw6v

## What is CVE-2023-38394?

CVE-2023-38394 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Artbees JupiterX Core, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Artbees JupiterX Core.This issue affects JupiterX Core: from 3.0.0 through 3.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38394?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artbees Jupiter X Core.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Artbees JupiterX Core

- [CVE-2024-7772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7772/): Jupiter X Core <= 4.6.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-38389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38389/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-38388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38388/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.5 - Unauth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2025-0366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0366/): Jupiter X Core <= 4.8.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SVG Upload to Local File Inclusion (Remote Code Execution) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38385/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.0 - Multiple Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38394 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Artbees JupiterX Core, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artbees JupiterX Core. 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-2023-38394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38394/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38394

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