What is CVE-2023-3601?

CVE-2023-3601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd Simple Author Box, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-3601?

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

Is CVE-2023-3601 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Webfactoryltd Simple Author Box

CVE-2023-3601

The Simple Author Box WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not verify a user ID before outputting information about that user, leading to arbitrary user information disclosure to users with a role as low as Contributor.

Published 2023-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webfactoryltd Simple Author Box
Simple Author Box — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0cc513e-c306-4920-9afb-e33d95a7292f (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3601?: CVE-2023-3601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd Simple Author Box, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-3601?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3601 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.