What is CVE-2023-7239?

CVE-2023-7239 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jeroensormani Wp Dashboard Notes, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-7239?

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

Is CVE-2023-7239 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Jeroensormani Wp Dashboard Notes

CVE-2023-7239

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

Published 2025-05-15 · 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:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jeroensormani Wp Dashboard Notes
Wp Dashboard Notes — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e6afe50-27f9-41fa-a94b-f44df0850e2c/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7239?: CVE-2023-7239 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jeroensormani Wp Dashboard Notes, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-7239?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7239 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.