CVE-2023-4027 | Radio Player <= 2.0.73 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update

The Radio Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_settings function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.73. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

Published: 2024-08-17 Last update: 2024-09-12 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-4027 is rated Moderate Risk (42.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-4027

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 2025-09-24 0.30% 0.43% +0.12%
2 2025-07-17 0.23% 0.30% +0.07%
3 2025-06-13 0.23%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-4027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
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.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-4027

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-4027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
softlabbd radio_player <= 2.0.73 cpe:2.3:a:softlabbd:radio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-4027

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