Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-46607 is a medium-severity access-control flaw in the WordPress WP iCal Availability plugin through version 1.0.3. The sources indicate an attacker may affect limited integrity or availability, but not confidentiality. The record does not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress hygiene issue. It should be remediated during normal vulnerability management, faster for public sites or sites handling bookings, availability data, or customer-facing operations.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP iCal Availability through 1.0.3. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites with the WP iCal Availability plugin installed at version 1.0.3 or earlier. No CPEs are provided, so inventory should use the plugin slug or WordPress plugin metadata.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not cite public exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. User interaction is required under the CVSS vector. Evidence is limited to the CVE data and Patchstack vulnerability entry.
Researcher notes
Affected metadata is sparse: no CPEs are listed, and the public summary does not describe the exact authorization boundary. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the CVSS vector. Validate by inventory and version matching, then follow vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WP iCal Availability plugin.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-required.
- Restrict WordPress administrative access and review plugin permissions.
- Prioritize remediation on public or high-traffic WordPress sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin slug and version across WordPress assets.
- Compare findings against the affected range: through 1.0.3.
- Review vendor and Patchstack pages for updated remediation status.
- Check access logs for unusual requests touching plugin functionality.
- Verify compensating controls do not break required calendar availability workflows.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.