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CVE-2023-37967 (GCVE-0-2023-37967)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-13 14:23 – Updated: 2026-04-23 13:50

Title

WordPress DirectoryPress plugin <= 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Summary

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Designinvento DirectoryPress directorypress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DirectoryPress: from n/a through <= 3.6.2.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

Tags

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/…

vdb-entry

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Designinvento	DirectoryPress	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.6.2 (custom)

Date Public ?

2026-04-22 14:34

Credits

Abdi Pranata | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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GSD-2023-37967

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

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CVE-2023-37967

Aliases

CVE-2023-37967

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GHSA-8FG5-F59F-PH4F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:33

Details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Designinvento DirectoryPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DirectoryPress: from n/a through 3.6.2.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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FKIE_CVE-2023-37967

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-12-13 15:15 - Updated: 2026-04-23 15:17

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	audit@patchstack.com	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/directorypress/vulnerability/wordpress-directorypress-plugin-3-6-2-unauthenticated-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	designinvento	directorypress	*

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

CVE-2023-37967 (GCVE-0-2023-37967)

GSD-2023-37967

GHSA-8FG5-F59F-PH4F

FKIE_CVE-2023-37967

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