vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: betterlinks: CVE-2023-45104: Improper Authorization

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 18, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The BetterLinks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification due to insufficient capability checks on the import_data and export_data functions in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import and export plugin data.

Solution

betterlinks-plugin-cve-2023-45104
Title
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