CVE-2023-49861 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49861: WordPress Social Media Feather plugin <= 2.1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Socialmediafeather
Product Social Media Feather
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 9, 2024
Last update April 29, 2026

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 socialmediafeather Social Media Feather social-media-feather allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Social Media Feather: from n/a through <= 2.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Media Feather versions 2.1.3 and earlier 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. This affects the integrity of user-generated content and site data.

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 tamper with site content, user data, or settings depending on what the application exposes.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published
April 29, 2026 Record updated

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