What is CVE-2023-4282?

CVE-2023-4282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Embedpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-4282?

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

Is CVE-2023-4282 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Wpdeveloper Embedpress

CVE-2023-4282

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th 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:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4282?: CVE-2023-4282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Embedpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-4282?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4282 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.