CVE-2023-0876

WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect

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Published Mar 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not authorize several ajax actions, allowing low-privilege users to make updates to certain data and leading to an arbitrary redirect vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Meta SEO

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12867	The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not authorize several ajax actions, allowing low-privilege users to make updates to certain data and leading to an arbitrary redirect vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.713% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1a8c97f9-98fa-4e29-b7f7-bb9abe0c42ea

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Joomunited Wp Meta Seo

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 6:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Mar 20, 2023, 3:52 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 6:48 PM
Reserved: Feb 16, 2023, 10:50 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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