CVE-2023-2173

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 42.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-08-31 05:33Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 17:31Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-04-18

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

40f96913946af981ee286f9b10893aa315931df08435a5cc4478a6d7ddae61af

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ebb9e37c-9e8b-429b-b4ef-cd875351852c?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/steps-ui.php#L371
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/award-steps-ui.php#L384
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/deduct-steps-ui.php#L441
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/ranks/rank-steps-ui.php#L375