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CVE-2023-25446 (GCVE-0-2023-25446)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-21 00:01 – Updated: 2025-12-21 14:42

Title

WordPress HappyFiles Pro plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Summary

Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.

Severity ?

7.7 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

Tags

https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plu…

vdb-entry

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	HappyFiles	HappyFiles Pro	Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.8.1 (custom)

Credits

Dave Jong (Patchstack)

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GSD-2023-25446

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-25446

Aliases

CVE-2023-25446

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FKIE_CVE-2023-25446

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-21 01:15 - Updated: 2025-12-21 01:15

Severity ?

7.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	audit@patchstack.com	https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/happyfiles-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-happyfiles-pro-plugin-1-8-1-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-6JVQ-P5JV-23XF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-21 03:31 – Updated: 2025-12-21 03:31

Details

Severity ?

7.7 (High)


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

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-25446 (GCVE-0-2023-25446)

GSD-2023-25446

FKIE_CVE-2023-25446

GHSA-6JVQ-P5JV-23XF

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