CVE-2023-22699 | WordPress MainWP Wordfence Extension Plugin <= 4.0.7 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Activation Vulnerability

Missing Authorization vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Wordfence Extension.This issue affects MainWP Wordfence Extension: from n/a through 4.0.7.

Published: 2024-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-22699 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22699

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.07% -0.18%
2 2025-03-29 0.07% 0.26% +0.18%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22699

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22699

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-22699

GHSA-q35p-f3w6-f3f7 · Severity: medium — Missing Authorization vulnerability in MainWP MainWP Wordfence Extension.This issue affects...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22699

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mainwp mainwp_wordfence_extension < 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mainwp:mainwp_wordfence_extension:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22699

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