What is CVE-2023-5949?

CVE-2023-5949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Smartcrawl, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-5949?

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

Is CVE-2023-5949 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Wpmudev Smartcrawl

CVE-2023-5949

The SmartCrawl WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not prevent unauthorised users from accessing password-protected posts' content.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-12-18 · 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: 0.008 (53.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpmudev Smartcrawl
Smartcrawl WordPress Seo Checker, Analyzer, Optimizer — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/3cec27ca-f470-402d-ae3e-271cb59cf407 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5949?: CVE-2023-5949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Smartcrawl, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-5949?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5949 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.