What is CVE-2023-1371?

CVE-2023-1371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W4 Post List Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-1371?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1371 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in W4 Post List Project

CVE-2023-1371

The W4 Post List WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not ensure that password protected posts can be accessed before displaying their content, which could allow any authenticated users to access them

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-04-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

W4 Post List Project
W4 Post List — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad5c167e-77f7-453c-9443-df6e07705d89 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1371?: CVE-2023-1371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W4 Post List Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-1371?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1371 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.