CVE-2023-50373 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50373: WordPress Alt Manager plugin <= 1.6.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Wpsaad

Product Alt Manager

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 29, 2026

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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 WPSAAD Alt Manager alt-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Alt Manager: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Alt Manager versions 1.6.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site availability may be impacted if the component is actively used.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting the authorization flaw.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if this component is targeted by an attacker.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50373 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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