Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects WordPress sites using the Easy Social Feed plugin through version 6.5.1. A logged-in user with low privileges may be able to perform actions the plugin should have blocked. The documented impact is limited to integrity, not data theft or service outage.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority hygiene fix. It is not documented as actively exploited, but affected sites with many contributors, subscribers, or shared accounts should be prioritized because the issue involves broken authorization.
Technical view
CVE-2023-48740 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in Sajid Javed Easy Social Feed, package easy-facebook-likebox, affecting versions through 6.5.1. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3, with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress installations running Easy Social Feed through 6.5.1, especially where untrusted or many low-privileged accounts exist. The bundle does not identify other products, hosted services, or fixed versions.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged account but no user interaction.
Researcher notes
Available evidence gives the weakness class, affected plugin, version boundary, and CVSS vector, but not the exact vulnerable action or a named fixed release. Avoid assuming unauthenticated impact; PR:L indicates low privileges are required.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Easy Social Feed or easy-facebook-likebox installations.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official workaround.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Limit low-privileged WordPress accounts to trusted users only.
- Review plugin settings and content changes for unauthorized modification.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Easy Social Feed is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag versions through 6.5.1.
- Review WordPress user roles with access to affected sites.
- Check logs and admin history for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Verify any remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- 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:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.