What is CVE-2023-22699?

CVE-2023-22699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mainwp Wordfence Extension, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-22699?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-22699 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Mainwp Wordfence Extension

CVE-2023-22699

Missing Authorization vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Wordfence Extension.This issue affects MainWP Wordfence Extension: from n/a through 4.0.7.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mainwp Wordfence Extension — versions n/a
Mainwp Mainwp_wordfence_extension

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22699?: CVE-2023-22699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mainwp Wordfence Extension, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-22699?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-22699 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.