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CVE-2023-47557: WordPress Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin <= 7.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Missing Authorization vulnerability in wp-buy Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics: from n/a through <= 7.2.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a medium-severity access control issue in a WordPress traffic statistics plugin. A logged-in user could potentially view information they should not. The provided sources indicate limited confidentiality impact only, with no stated ability to change data or disrupt service.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene item. It should not outrank critical remote code execution issues, but exposed sites with untrusted logins should remediate promptly because the weakness affects authorization boundaries.

Technical view

CVE-2023-47557 is a missing authorization issue, CWE-862, in wp-buy Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics through version 7.2. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin version 7.2 or earlier. Risk is higher where low-privileged or untrusted user accounts can log in.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. CVSS indicates exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access, but no exploit details, affected endpoint, or proof-of-concept are provided.

Researcher notes

Evidence is incomplete for endpoint-level validation. The sources identify missing authorization, affected versions through 7.2, CWE-862, and CVSS details, but do not provide exploit status, fixed version, payload, or operational indicators.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
  • Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version.
  • Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed release is available.
  • Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
  • Review low-privileged WordPress account access until remediation is confirmed.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
  • Record installed plugin versions and flag version 7.2 or earlier.
  • Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
  • Check whether public registration or untrusted low-privileged accounts are enabled.
  • Review logs for unusual authenticated access to plugin-related statistics pages.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup

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CVE-2023-47557 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2023-47557Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
wp-buyVisitors Traffic Real Time Statisticsvisitors-traffic-real-time-statistics, 0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-862

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