vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: system-dashboard: CVE-2023-5714: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 6, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 6, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_db_specs() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve data key specs.
Solution
system-dashboard-plugin-cve-2023-5714
References
Rapid7 Labs
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