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 attackers, with subscriber access and above, to view arbitrary post metadata, list posts, and view terms and taxonomies.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th 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.