# CVE-2023-48739: WordPress Porto Theme Functionality plugin < 2.12.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls in the Porto Theme Functionality 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:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-659r-6ccr-7pp8

## What is CVE-2023-48739?

CVE-2023-48739 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Porto Theme - Functionality, 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 Porto Theme Porto Theme - Functionality porto-functionality allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Porto Theme - Functionality: from n/a through < 2.12.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48739?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-48739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48739 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48739 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Porto Theme - Functionality, published on 2 Jan 2025. 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-2023-48739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Porto Theme - Functionality. 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-2023-48739/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48739/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48739
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48739
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48739

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48739/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.