CVE-2023-49154 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49154: WordPress Button Generator – easily Button Builder plugin <= 2.3.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Wow-Company
Product Button Generator – easily Button Builder
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 9, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wow-Company Button Generator – easily Button Builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Button Generator – easily Button Builder: from n/a through 2.3.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Button Generator through version 2.3.8 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.3.8 to restore availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unresponsive without warning or user action needed.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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