CVE-2023-39999 WordPress < 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

Q: What is CVE-2023-39999?

CVE-2023-39999 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39999?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 2 products.

Q: Is CVE-2023-39999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-39999?

Upgrade wordpress to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.39, 4.2.36, 4.3.32 or 4.4.31.

Medium 4.3 Published 13 Oct 2023 Updated 5 Oct 2026

An attacker can access sensitive information without authorization due to broken access control in WordPress.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-39999?

CVE-2023-39999 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.13, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7, from 5.8 through 5.8.7, from 5.7 through 5.7.9, from 5.6 through 5.6.11, from 5.5 through 5.5.12, from 5.4 through 5.4.13, from 5.3 through 5.3.15, from 5.2 through 5.2.18, from 5.1 through 5.1.16, from 5.0 through 5.0.19, from 4.9 through 4.9.23, from 4.8 through 4.8.22, from 4.7 through 4.7.26, from 4.6 through 4.6.26, from 4.5 through 4.5.29, from 4.4 through 4.4.30, from 4.3 through 4.3.31, from 4.2 through 4.2.35, from 4.1 through 4.1.38.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39999?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 2 products.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`wordpress` Bitnami	From `4.1.0`	`4.1.39, 4.2.36, 4.3.32, 4.4.31, 4.5.30, 4.6.27, 4.7.27, 4.8.23, 4.9.24, 5.0.20, 5.1.17, 5.2.19, 5.3.16, 5.4.14, 5.5.13, 5.6.12, 5.7.10, 5.8.8, 5.9.8, 6.0.6, 6.1.4, 6.2.3, 6.3.2`
`wordpress-multisite` Bitnami	From `4.1.0`	`4.1.39, 4.2.36, 4.3.32, 4.4.31, 4.5.30, 4.6.27, 4.7.27, 4.8.23, 4.9.24, 5.0.20, 5.1.17, 5.2.19, 5.3.16, 5.4.14, 5.5.13, 5.6.12, 5.7.10, 5.8.8, 5.9.8, 6.0.6, 6.1.4, 6.2.3, 6.3.2`

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39999?

Upgrade wordpress to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.39, 4.2.36, 4.3.32 or 4.4.31.

Is CVE-2023-39999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-wordpress-2023-39999, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2023-39999, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39999, GHSA-4pqc-j77p-x3p2, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39999.