CVE-2023-28536 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28536: WordPress Branded Social Images plugin <= 1.1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Acato

Product Branded Social Images

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Acato Branded Social Images allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Branded Social Images: from n/a through 1.1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Branded Social Images through version 1.1.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify content on the site. The vulnerability requires only network access and no user interaction. An attacker can alter data without needing valid credentials or victim interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or deface content generated by this component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28536 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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