Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-47648 is a broken access control flaw in the WordPress EazyDocs plugin. Public sources rate it high severity because an unauthenticated remote attacker may cause availability impact. The available bundle does not identify data theft, data modification, active exploitation, or a specific fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin exposure, especially for public sites using EazyDocs. Prioritize inventory and remediation because the issue is remotely reachable and unauthenticated, even though active exploitation is not established in the supplied sources.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Spider Themes EazyDocs for WordPress, described as incorrectly configured access control security levels. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating network reachability, no authentication, and availability-only impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites running the EazyDocs plugin through version 2.3.5. The source bundle has incomplete affected-version metadata, but the CVE description states EazyDocs is affected through <= 2.3.5.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The CVSS vector suggests exploitation would not require credentials or user interaction, but the bundle does not provide technical exploit details.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports missing authorization and availability impact only. The affected range is stated as through <= 2.3.5, but the structured affected data is sparse. No exploit, patch version, or vendor advisory details are included beyond the CVE and Patchstack reference.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the EazyDocs plugin and version.
- Check Spider Themes, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update EazyDocs if a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove EazyDocs where business impact is acceptable until remediated.
- Apply access restrictions around affected functionality where practical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any site runs EazyDocs version 2.3.5 or earlier.
- Check plugin status across production, staging, and backup WordPress instances.
- Review security monitoring for unusual unauthenticated requests linked to EazyDocs paths.
- Document compensating controls if immediate update or removal is not possible.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.