WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Custom Drop-Down Currency Switcher Deletion
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-2556 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-06-09 06:16:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:18:16 UTC |
| Description | The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the anonymous function for the wpcs_sd_delete action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete an arbitrary custom drop-down currency switcher. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.000770000 probability, percentile 0.231600000 (date 2026-04-09)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Pluginus | Wordpress Currency Switcher | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Realmag777 | WPCS WordPress Currency Switcher Professional | affected 1.1.9 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Custom Drop-Down Currency Switcher Deletion | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 403 Forbidden | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch, Release Notes |
| 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: Alex Thomas (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z | Discovered |
| CNA | 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2023-05-12T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.