What is CVE-2023-0328?

CVE-2023-0328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpcode, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-0328?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0328 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Wpcode

CVE-2023-0328

The WPCode WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not have adequate privilege checks in place for several AJAX actions, only checking the nonce. This may lead to allowing any authenticated user who can edit posts to call the endpoints related to WPCode Library authentication (such as update and delete the auth key).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpcode
Unknown Wpcode — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0328?: CVE-2023-0328 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpcode, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-0328?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0328 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.