WordPress MainWP Wordfence Extension Plugin <= 4.0.7 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Activation Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-22699
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-03-25 12:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-28 19:19:20 UTC
DescriptionMissing Authorization vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Wordfence Extension.This issue affects MainWP Wordfence Extension: from n/a through 4.0.7.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mainwp Mainwp Wordfence Extension All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA MainWP MainWP Wordfence Extension affected n/a 4.0.7 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mainwp-wordfence-extension/wordpress-m... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchstack.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Dave Jong (Patchstack) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update to 4.0.8 or a higher version.

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