High severity · published May 15, 2025
CVE-2023-7239
wp-dashboard-notes < 1.0.11 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Private Notes Update via IDOR
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WD
WP Dashboard Notes ·
before 1.0.11 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7239
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7239
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e6afe50-27f9-41fa-a94b-f44df0850e2c/
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