CVE-2023-45002 WordPress WP User Frontend plugin <= 3.6.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WP User Frontend plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2023-45002?
CVE-2023-45002 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP User Frontend, published on 2 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP User Frontend allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP User Frontend: from n/a through 3.6.8.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45002?
How do I fix CVE-2023-45002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45002 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-2023-45002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7grv-gxhv-f4pm.