CVE-2023-52229 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-52229: WordPress Word Replacer Pro plugin <= 1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Save As Pdf Plugin By Pdfcrowd

Product Word Replacer Pro

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 20, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Save as PDF plugin by Pdfcrowd Word Replacer Pro.This issue affects Word Replacer Pro: from n/a through 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Word Replacer Pro lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify site content and disrupt service. An attacker can send network requests to alter text replacements without needing credentials or user interaction. This affects all versions up to 1.0. Update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content and disrupt availability without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter published content and cause service disruption without your knowledge or permission.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-52229

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions