What is CVE-2023-43905?

CVE-2023-43905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Writercms, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-43905?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Writercms

CVE-2023-43905

Incorrect access control in writercms v1.1.0 allows attackers to directly obtain backend account passwords via unspecified vectors.

Published 2023-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Writercms — versions 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

github.com/Playful-CR/CVE-paddle-/blob/main/CVE-2023-43905..md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43905?: CVE-2023-43905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Writercms, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-43905?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.