CVE-2023-40603 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40603: WordPress Simple Org Chart plugin <= 2.3.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Gangesh Matta

Product Simple Org Chart

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 12, 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 Gangesh Matta Simple Org Chart.This issue affects Simple Org Chart: from n/a through 2.3.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Org Chart versions up to 2.3.4 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data through network requests. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability, but permits unauthorized changes to organizational chart content. Update to a version newer than 2.3.4 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify organizational chart data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter org chart content, potentially misleading visitors or damaging organizational credibility.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 12, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40603 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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