vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: forget-about-shortcode-buttons: CVE-2023-32579: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 11, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 11, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Forget About Shortcode Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the fasc_buttons function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to update the plugin's settings.
Solution
forget-about-shortcode-buttons-plugin-cve-2023-32579
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32579
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/212dd123-42d4-4dd2-a2e2-bf0c43e805bf?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-36822
- CVE-2023-32579
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-32579
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-36822
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