Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-5710System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_constants)

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in System Dashboard from qriouslad. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_constants() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information such as database credentials.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
qriouslad System Dashboard 0 – through 2.8.7

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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