vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: preloader-for-website: CVE-2023-48273: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 21, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 21, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Preloader for Website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the plwao_register_settings() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's settings.
Solution
preloader-for-website-plugin-cve-2023-48273
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48273
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5cfc38c0-f940-4c4d-ba7b-0d772146ea2d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-52340
- CVE-2023-48273
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-48273
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-52340
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