# CVE-2023-7014: Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui <= 4.7.4 - Information Exposure via ma_debug

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive author data via the debug parameter in the Molongui WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45x9-627r-26hh

## What is CVE-2023-7014?

CVE-2023-7014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 via the 'ma_debu' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including post author emails and names if applicable.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), CWE-359 (Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7014?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amitzy Molongui Authorship.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress, published on 5 Feb 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-2023-7014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress. 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-2023-7014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7014/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7014/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.