vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: build-app-online: CVE-2023-51479: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 27, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 27, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Build App Online plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_user_meta' and 'update_user_meta_value' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.20. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to update arbitrary user meta values and grant themselves administrator privileges.
Solution
build-app-online-plugin-cve-2023-51479
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51479
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3551218-e272-4c96-94fe-9db0aee0d4f4?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-56192
- CVE-2023-51479
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-51479
- CWE-269
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-56192
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