CVE-2023-48273 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48273: WordPress Preloader for Website plugin <= 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Wp Onlinesupport, Essential Plugin

Product Preloader for Website

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 11, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP OnlineSupport, Essential Plugin Preloader for Website.This issue affects Preloader for Website: from n/a through 1.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Preloader for Website plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization check that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify site content. An attacker can send a network request to alter data without needing to log in or interact with a user. This affects versions up to 1.2.2. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.2.2 as soon as possible.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content or settings without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter your site's content, preloader settings, or other data remotely without credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48273 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-48273

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions