CVE-2023-46628 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46628: WordPress WP Word Count plugin <= 3.2.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Redlettuce Plugins

Product WP Word Count

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

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 Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in RedLettuce Plugins WP Word Count allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Word Count: from n/a through 3.2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Word Count contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive information they should not see. The plugin fails to properly check user permissions before exposing data. An authenticated attacker can read information restricted to higher-privilege users. Update to a version newer than 3.2.4.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Low-privilege users can access information meant only for admins or editors, risking data exposure.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

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-2023-46628 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-46628

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions