VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-5714

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-12-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@wordfence.com: CWE-862
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-862

Primary references