CVE-2023-46606 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46606: WordPress AtomChat plugin <= 1.1.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Team Atomchat

Product AtomChat

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Team AtomChat AtomChat atomchat allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AtomChat: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

AtomChat versions 1.1.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. An attacker can access data they should not be permitted to view without needing valid credentials.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data may be exposed to unauthenticated users if AtomChat is deployed on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46606 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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