What is CVE-2023-2716?

CVE-2023-2716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Groundhogg, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-2716?

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

Is CVE-2023-2716 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Groundhogg

CVE-2023-2716

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_upload_file' function in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possibl…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th 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

Groundhogg
Trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — Crm, Newsletters, And Marketing Automation — 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 (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2716?: CVE-2023-2716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Groundhogg, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-2716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2716 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.