01 Record
CVE-2023-4243
FULL - Customer <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Improper Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
FULL - Customer <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Improper Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.3% 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
- 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
- 2023-08-09 03:36Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-08 17:10Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- 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
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5606edb6404f3cf7fc54c4fb5ccbbc17dc8c12a4dc2af0d6b8bf35c4529a91ed
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9799df3f-e34e-42a7-8a72-fa57682f7014?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/full-customer/tags/1.1.0/app/api/Plugin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/full-customer/tags/2.2.1/app/api/PluginInstallation.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/full-customer/tags/2.3/app/api/Controller.php?rev=2951561