WordPress Simple URLs plugin <= 117 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

published 2024-12-13 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-45234

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits: 0; none known

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Andrew Fiebert Simple URLs simple-urls allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple URLs: from n/a through <= 117.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Andrew Fiebert Simple URLs 118

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-13)

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Andrew Fiebert Simple URLs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-urls/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-urls-plugin-117-broken-access-control-vu
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-40678
NVD CVE-2023-40678

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Summary