CVE-2023-5454 describes an improper authorization vulnerability in the Templately WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.6. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts by exploiting the 'saved-templates/delete' REST API call. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction or privileges, making it easily exploitable over the network. The primary impact is a high integrity loss, as attackers can delete content, though confidentiality and availability are not directly affected. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating a degree of awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:templately:templately:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.