CVE-2023-3601

Simple Author Box < 2.52 - Contributor+ Arbitrary User Information Disclosure via IDOR

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Published Aug 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Simple Author Box WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not verify a user ID before outputting information about that user, leading to arbitrary user information disclosure to users with a role as low as Contributor.

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

Simple Author Box

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.52

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:simple_author_box:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-44250	The Simple Author Box WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not verify a user ID before outputting information about that user, leading to arbitrary user information disclosure to users with a role as low as Contributor.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.525% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0cc513e-c306-4920-9afb-e33d95a7292f

History

May 5, 2025 4:15 PM 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

Webfactoryltd Simple Author Box

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Aug 14, 2023, 7:10 PM
Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:54 PM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2023, 5:43 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:01 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:01 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 14, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:14 AM

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