CVE-2023-41956

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 59.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2024-05-17 06:55Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-28 16:08Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-06

Assigning CNA

Patchstack

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e97628e79b382a39de649900ed0981f7641fa87c3502881c55a33ed2f93fd333

• patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-membership/wordpress-simple-membership-plugin-4-3-4-authenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry