CVE-2023-7239

wp-dashboard-notes < 1.0.11 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Private Notes Update via IDOR

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2025 at 08:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWP Dashboard Notes

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does not validate that the user has access to the post_id parameter in its wpdn_update_note AJAX action. This allows users with a role of contributor and above to update notes created by other users.

Affected

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

v < 1.0.11
Affected range stops below 1.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e6afe50-27f9-41fa-a94b-f44df0850e2c/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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