CVE-2023-40331 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40331: WordPress Accordion Slider plugin <= 1.9.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Bqworks

Product Accordion Slider

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 bqworks Accordion Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Accordion Slider: from n/a through 1.9.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Accordion Slider through version 1.9.6 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing modifications to slider content. A logged-in user with low privileges can alter sliders they should not have access to. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive data or crash the site, but allows unauthorized changes to published content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify accordion slider content without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter slider content, potentially defacing or corrupting published pages.

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-2023-40331 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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