VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2023-7239

This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.53% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: jeroensormani/wp dashboard notes
Source: contact@wpscan.com

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e6afe50-27f9-41fa-a94b-f44df0850e2c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.