What is CVE-2023-1911?

CVE-2023-1911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Creativethemes Blocksy_companion, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-1911?

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

Is CVE-2023-1911 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Creativethemes Blocksy_companion

CVE-2023-1911

The Blocksy Companion WordPress plugin before 1.8.82 does not ensure that posts to be accessed via a shortcode are already public and can be viewed, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to access draft posts for example

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Creativethemes Blocksy_companion
Unknown Blocksy Companion — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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-2023-1911?: CVE-2023-1911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Creativethemes Blocksy_companion, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-1911?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1911 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.