01 Record

CVE-2023-39999

WordPress < 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Patchstack

CNA base score4.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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02 Description

WordPress < 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 61.7% 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:L/I:N/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.

04 Metadata

Published

2023-10-13 11:31Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-28 16:08Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-08

Assigning CNA

Patchstack

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

630eb108078a8fcecb09aba3479c019321381dc1fe8f22fdb457db3d458cf8c3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

WordPress.orgWordPress6.3 to 6.3.1, 6.2 to 6.2.2, 6.1 to 6.13, 6.0 to 6.0.5, 5.9 to 5.9.7, 5.8 to 5.8.7, 5.7 to 5.7.9, 5.6 to 5.6.11, 5.5 to 5.5.12, 5.4 to 5.4.13, 5.3 to 5.3.15, 5.2 to 5.2.18, 5.1 to 5.1.16, 5.0 to 5.0.19, 4.9 to 4.9.23, 4.8 to 4.8.22, 4.7 to 4.7.26, 4.6 to 4.6.26, 4.5 to 4.5.29, 4.4 to 4.4.30, 4.3 to 4.3.31, 4.2 to 4.2.35, 4.1 to 4.1.38—

06 References

patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cvethird-party-advisory
patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-wordpress-core-core-6-3-2-contributor-comment-read-on-private-and-password-protected-post-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry
lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EVFT4DPZRFTXJPEPADM22BZVIUD2P66/
lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQBL4ZQCBFNQ76XHM5257CIBFQRGT5QY/
lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCCVDPKOK57WCTH2QJ5DJM3B53RJNZKA/
lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00014.html

07 Remediation

Update to suitable (6.3.2, 6.2.3, 6.1.4, 6.0.6, 5.9.8, 5.8.8, 5.7.10, 5.6.12, 5.5.13, 5.4.14, 5.3.16, 5.2.19, 5.1.17, 5.0.20, 4.9.24, 4.8.23, 4.7.27, 4.6.27, 4.5.30, 4.4.31, 4.3.32, 4.2.36, 4.1.39) or a higher version.

01 Record index

CVE-2023-39999

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

07 Remediation

02 Records

CVE-2023-39999

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

07 Remediation