Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2023-7198WPDashboardNotes < 1.0.11 - Unauthorised Deletion of Private Notes

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in WP Dashboard Notes from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) in post_id= parameter. Authenticated users are able to delete private notes associated with different user accounts. This poses a significant security risk as it violates the principle of least privilege and compromises the integrity and privacy of user data.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown WP Dashboard Notes 0 – before 1.0.11

References