CVE-2023-30490 HIGH

CVE-2023-30490: WordPress Easing Slider plugin <= 3.0.8 - Plugin Settings Reset Vulnerability

Vendor Matthew Ruddy

Product Easing Slider

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matthew Ruddy Easing Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easing Slider : from n/a through 3.0.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Easing Slider through version 3.0.8 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disrupt the site's availability. An attacker can send requests over the network without authentication to trigger a denial-of-service condition. This affects all installations of the vulnerable version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by sending specially crafted requests.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become unavailable to visitors without warning or ability to prevent it.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or 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-2023-30490 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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