vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: accordion-slider: CVE-2023-40331: Missing Authorization

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 16, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Accordion Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on several functions such as ajax_getting_started_close(), ajax_close_custom_css_js_warning(), ajax_close_image_size_warning in versions up to, and including, 1.9.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to dismiss dashboard notices.

Solution

accordion-slider-plugin-cve-2023-40331
Title
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