CVE-2023-37887 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-37887: WordPress WPSchoolPress plugin <= 2.2.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Wpschoolpress Team

Product WPSchoolPress

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPSchoolPress Team WPSchoolPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WPSchoolPress: from n/a through 2.2.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPSchoolPress versions up to 2.2.7 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a basic user account can change records without permission. The vulnerability affects data integrity but not confidentiality or availability. Update to version 2.2.8 or later.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or change data in the system without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter school records, grades, or other sensitive data depending on plugin functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

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-2023-37887 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-37887

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions