CVE-2023-46616 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46616: WordPress Draw Attention plugin <= 2.0.15 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Nsquared

Product Draw Attention

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in NSquared Draw Attention allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Draw Attention: from n/a through 2.0.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Draw Attention versions 2.0.15 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read and modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can view or alter sensitive information within the application. No user interaction is required once the attacker is logged in. Update to a version newer than 2.0.15.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read and modify data belonging to other users or restricted areas of the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access and alter sensitive data; confidentiality and integrity of user information is at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46616 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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