CVE-2023-47769 LOW

CVE-2023-47769: WordPress WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.1.3 - IP Filtering Bypass vulnerability

Vendor Florent Maillefaud

Product WP Maintenance

Weakness CWE-290

Published June 4, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

3.7/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WP Maintenance allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Maintenance: from n/a through 6.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Maintenance versions up to 6.1.3 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can access sensitive information without proper credentials by exploiting a flaw in the authentication mechanism. The vulnerability requires specific network conditions to exploit but does not require user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 6.1.3.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Access sensitive information without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users may view non-public data or configuration details from your WP Maintenance plugin.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; specific conditions must be met to trigger the vulnerability.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47769 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/290.html AskarLabs — CWE-290 write-up Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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