Strong Testimonials <= 3.1.12 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Improper Authorization to Views Modification

published 2024-06-07 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58722

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the wpmtst_save_view_sticky function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify favorite views.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

machothemes strong_testimonials 3.1.13
wpchill strong_testimonials 3.1.13

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-07)

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

wpchill Strong Testimonials

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-6491
NVD CVE-2023-6491

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary