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CVE-2023-2280

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-2280 is a missing capability check vulnerability in the WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 1.2.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to modify or delete plugin settings, import demo data, delete Directory Kit posts and terms, and install arbitrary plugins. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, but its impact is limited to integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
>= 0, <= 1.2.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/public/class-wpdirectorykit-public.php
Patch
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2907164
Patch
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abb1a758-5c16-4841-b1c7-0705ab16b328
Third Party Advisory