CVE-2023-46637 WordPress Generate Dummy Posts plugin <= 1.0.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization in the Generate Dummy Posts plugin to perform unauthorized actions, requiring a plugin update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-46637?
CVE-2023-46637 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Saurav Sharma Generate Dummy Posts, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saurav Sharma Generate Dummy Posts allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Generate Dummy Posts: from n/a through 1.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46637?
How do I fix CVE-2023-46637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46637 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-2023-46637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqcq-9xjx-87r8.