CVE-2023-49196 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49196: WordPress Pagelayer plugin <= 1.7.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Pagelayer Team

Product PageLayer

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pagelayer Team PageLayer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PageLayer: from n/a through 1.7.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PageLayer versions up to 1.7.7 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter data through the application's API or interface without additional restrictions. The vulnerability affects integrity but not confidentiality or availability. Update to version 2.1.3 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter content and data they should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site content, potentially corrupting data or defacing pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the PageLayer 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-2023-49196 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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