vulntracker.iovulntracker.io
© 2026 vulntracker.io

CVE-2023-0402

Social Warfare <= 4.3.0 - Missing Authorization

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2023 at 02:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSocial Warfare

Using Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare by warfareplugins?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Start FreeSign In
Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Social Warfare· Warfarepluginswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 4.3.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/trunk/lib/options/SWP_Options_Page.php?rev=2364155#L923
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2844092%40social-warfare&new=2844092%40social-warfare&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bc4ba2c-32eb-46c5-bb40-7c0150fc1ca4
Source: cverecord
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bc4ba2c-32eb-46c5-bb40-7c0150fc1ca4?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Create accountSign in
Free plan, no card