What is CVE-2023-1844?

CVE-2023-1844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Subscribe2 Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-1844?

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

Is CVE-2023-1844 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Subscribe2 Project

CVE-2023-1844

The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to email functionality due to a missing capability check when sending test emails in versions up to, and including, 10.40. This makes it possible for author-level attackers to send emails with arbitrary content and attachments to site users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th 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

Subscribe2_project Subscribe2
Wedevs Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1844?: CVE-2023-1844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Subscribe2 Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-1844?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1844 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.