What is CVE-2023-6731?

CVE-2023-6731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edge22 Wp Show Posts, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-6731?

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

Is CVE-2023-6731 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Edge22 Wp Show Posts

CVE-2023-6731

The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker…

EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Edge22 Wp Show Posts — versions 0
Generatepress Wp_show_posts

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6731?: CVE-2023-6731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edge22 Wp Show Posts, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-6731?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6731 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.