CVE-2023-5711

MEDIUM EPSS 35.3%
Published Dec 7, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 7, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_php_info() 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 provided by PHP info.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
bowosystem_dashboard* ≤2.8.7

References 4

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1925
    Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1932
    Patch
  • research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5711/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17bc3a9f-2bf9-44e3-81ef-bfa932085da9?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1925
    Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1932
    Patch