CVE-2023-48774 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48774: WordPress IdeaPush plugin < 8.58 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Martin Gibson

Product IdeaPush

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Martin Gibson IdeaPush allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects IdeaPush: from n/a through n/a.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

IdeaPush versions before 8.58 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter or delete information belonging to other users or the system. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction. Update to version 8.58 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete data belonging to other users or the system without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized data modification or deletion by authenticated users; data integrity compromised across the application.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the IdeaPush installation.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48774 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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