CVE-2023-46632 HIGH

CVE-2023-46632: WordPress My Shortcodes plugin <= 2.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor David Cramer

Product My Shortcodes

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

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:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in David Cramer My Shortcodes allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects My Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

My Shortcodes version 2.3 and earlier contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users to modify site content and disrupt service availability. An attacker with low-level account access can bypass permission checks to alter shortcode functionality or trigger denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content and cause service disruption with a low-privilege account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can alter shortcodes and crash the site without proper permission checks.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account with low-level privileges 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-2023-46632 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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