vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: essential-grid: CVE-2023-47771: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P) | Nov 14, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P)
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Essential Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on several functions in versions up to, and including, 3.0.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to access those functions intended for higher privileged users. The exact consequences are not known.
Solution
essential-grid-plugin-cve-2023-47771
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47771
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/326618eb-186b-44a2-a779-00d5366bfff2?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-51869
- CVE-2023-47771
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-47771
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-51869
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