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CVE-2023-52199

WordPress ActivityPub plugin <= 1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 11, 2024 at 02:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsActivitypubActivityPub

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matthias Pfefferle & Automattic ActivityPub.This issue affects ActivityPub: from n/a through 1.0.5.

Affected

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

Activitypub· Automatticwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 1.0.5
ActivityPub· Matthias Pfefferle and Automatticwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 1.0.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

VDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/activitypub/wordpress-activitypub-plugin-1-0-5-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMPatchstack
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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