What is CVE-2023-5454?

CVE-2023-5454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Templately, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-5454?

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

Is CVE-2023-5454 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Templately

CVE-2023-5454

The Templately WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not properly authorize the `saved-templates/delete` REST API call, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-11-06 · 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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Templately
Templately — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/1854f77f-e12a-4370-9c44-73d16d493685 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5454?: CVE-2023-5454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Templately, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-5454?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5454 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.