The MainWP Buddy Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including 4.0.1 due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.
CVE-2023-23747 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin MainWP Buddy Extension. It affects Versions up to 4.0.1 and is fixed in 4.0.2.
CVE-2023-23747 is tracked for the Plugin MainWP Buddy Extension as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 4.0.1. Update MainWP Buddy Extension to 4.0.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
mainwp-buddy-extension
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-23747 |
| Patched Versions |
4.0.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.0.1
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