CVE-2023-28990 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28990: WordPress Viral Mag theme <= 1.0.9 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Activation Vulnerability

Vendor Hashthemes

Product Viral Mag

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in HashThemes Viral Mag allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Viral Mag: from n/a through 1.0.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Viral Mag through version 1.0.9 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify content they should not have access to. The vulnerability does not affect data confidentiality or system availability. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.0.9 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify content or settings without proper authorization as a low-privilege authenticated user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Low-privilege users can alter content or settings beyond their intended permissions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28990 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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