vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: login-with-ajax: CVE-2023-49859: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 7, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 7, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Login With Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
Solution
login-with-ajax-plugin-cve-2023-49859
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49859
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f11926c8-2b31-4ad5-9fd0-225071a91b2a?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-53767
- CVE-2023-49859
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-49859
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-53767
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