# CVE-2023-41849: WordPress Posts Like Dislike plugin <= 1.1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls in the Posts Like Dislike plugin to perform unauthorized actions.

- **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-2jpx-8fpp-54rx

## What is CVE-2023-41849?

CVE-2023-41849 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WP Happy Coders Posts Like Dislike, 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 WP Happy Coders Posts Like Dislike allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Posts Like Dislike: from n/a through 1.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41849?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-41849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41849 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WP Happy Coders Posts Like Dislike, 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-2023-41849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WP Happy Coders Posts Like Dislike. 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-2023-41849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41849/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.