CVE-2023-0719 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Wicked Folders WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 2.18.16. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or higher to manipulate the plugin's folder structure, an action typically reserved for administrators. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, but its impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability concerns. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.18.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wickedplugins:wicked_folders:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.