CVE-2023-48277 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48277: WordPress Super Progressive Web Apps plugin <= 2.2.21 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Superpwa
Product Super Progressive Web Apps
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 9, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SuperPWA Super Progressive Web Apps super-progressive-web-apps allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Super Progressive Web Apps: from n/a through <= 2.2.21.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Super Progressive Web Apps versions 2.2.21 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition by making the site unresponsive. The attack requires the victim to visit a malicious link. The availability impact is limited and does not affect data confidentiality or integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site temporarily unresponsive or slow by triggering resource exhaustion.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site may become slow or unresponsive during an attack, but data is not exposed or modified.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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