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GHSA-X9PQ-RG5G-M83P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-14 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:55

Details

The Simple Author Box WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not verify a user ID before outputting information about that user, leading to arbitrary user information disclosure to users with a role as low as Contributor.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


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

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-3601"
  ],
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    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:55:38Z",
  "published": "2023-08-14T21:30:59Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3601"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    }
  ],
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}

CVE-2023-3601 (GCVE-0-2023-3601)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-14 19:10 – Updated: 2025-05-05 15:54

Summary

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

WPScan

References

URL

Tags

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0cc513e-c306-49…

exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Unknown	Simple Author Box	Affected: 0 , < 2.52 (custom)

Credits

Dmitriy WPScan

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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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GHSA-X9PQ-RG5G-M83P

CVE-2023-3601 (GCVE-0-2023-3601)

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