# CVE-2023-5054: Super Store Finder <= 6.9.3 - Unauthenticated Email Creation/Sending

> Unauthenticated attackers can send arbitrary emails via the Super Store Finder WordPress plugin due to missing access controls on the sendMail.php file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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:** 19 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2785-34jg-2688

## What is CVE-2023-5054?

CVE-2023-5054 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Super Store Finder, published on 19 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Super Store Finder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary email creation and relay in versions up to, and including, 6.9.3. This is due to insufficient restrictions on the sendMail.php file that allows direct access. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails utilizing the vulnerable site's server, with arbitrary content. Please note that this vulnerability has already been publicly disclosed with an exploit which is why we are publishing the details without a patch available, we are attempting to initiate contact with the developer.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5054?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Superstorefinder Super Store Finder.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Super Store Finder

- [CVE-2023-41507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41507/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-41508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41508/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43976/): WordPress Super Store Finder plugin <= 6.9.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-43978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43978/): WordPress Super Store Finder plugin < 6.9.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-43835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43835/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5054 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5054 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Super Store Finder, published on 19 Sep 2023. 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-2023-5054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Super Store Finder. 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-2023-5054/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5054/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5054
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5054
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5054

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5054/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.