CVE-2023-41688 (GCVE-0-2023-41688)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-13 14:24 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit plugin <= 1.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mad Fish Digital Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit: from n/a through 1.5.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-13 18:14 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mad Fish Digital Bulk NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.5 (custom)
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Credits
Skalucy (Patchstack Alliance)
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