CVE-2023-30490
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Matthew Ruddy Easing Slider allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easing Slider : from n/a through 3.0.8.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Easing Slider WordPress plugin versions 3.0.8 and prior contain a missing authorization vulnerability due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This allows attackers to bypass proper authorization checks and access functionality or data they should not have permission to access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Easing Slider plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Easing Slider' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an 'easingslider' or 'easingsliderultimate' folder.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify the installed versionIn WordPress admin, find the Easing Slider plugin in Plugins > Installed Plugins and look at the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. If not visible in admin, check the main plugin PHP file header for 'Version:' comment or check the plugin folder for a readme.txt file.Affected if The version number is 3.0.8 or lower
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Verify the vulnerable configurationCheck if the plugin's admin interface or any AJAX endpoints are accessible without proper authentication. Look for wp-admin/admin-ajax.php calls related to easingslider, or test accessing plugin pages directly via browser while logged out.Affected if Plugin functionality or data is accessible without being logged in or without proper capability checks
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Review user role permissionsNavigate to the Easing Slider settings page and examine which user roles have access to plugin features. Check if any settings allow unauthenticated access or if low-privilege users can access sensitive functions.Affected if Unauthenticated users or subscriber-level accounts can access plugin administrative functions
You are affected if Easing Slider plugin versions 3.0.8 or prior are installed and the plugin's admin interface or certain endpoints are accessible without proper authorization checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Easing Slider plugin to the latest version once available, which should include proper authorization checks. If no patch exists, restrict access to the plugin's admin interface and assess whether any unauthenticated endpoints are exposed.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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