What is CVE-2023-6491?

CVE-2023-6491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Strong Testimonials, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-6491?

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

Auth bypass in Wpchill Strong Testimonials

CVE-2023-6491

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the wpmtst_save_view_sticky function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify favorite views.

Published 2024-06-07 · 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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpchill Strong Testimonials — versions 0
Wpchill Strong Testimonials

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3277d93-4f47-445b-a193-ff990… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097409/strong-testimonials/tags/3.1.13/ad… (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6491?: CVE-2023-6491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Strong Testimonials, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-6491?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.