CVE-2023-7239

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.5)—

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

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.53%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 43
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 %
Primary impactT1565.003 Runtime Data Manipulationimpact80 %
Secondary impactT1078.001 Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access60 %

Vector CVSS N/A/L/N/N indica explotación remota sin privilegios (T1190). La falta de validación de acceso permite a contributores modificar notas ajenas (T1565.003: manipulación de datos en aplicación web).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Network Segmentation Vulnerability Scanning Restrict File and Directory Permissions Privileged Account Management Password Policies Multi-factor Authentication

Affected technologies (1)

Jeroensormani — WP Dashboard Notes

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e6afe50-27f9-41fa-a94b-f44df0850e2c/

Raw JSON (NVD)

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