Easy\!appointmentsWordPress extension · Easyappointments
CVE-2023-32295
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 Alex Tselegidis Easy!Appointments.This issue affects Easy!Appointments: from n/a through 1.3.3.
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 · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in Easy!Appointments up to version 1.3.3 allows unauthorized users to access functionality they should not have permission to access. This is an authorization bypass where certain endpoints or functions lack proper access control checks.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Easy\!appointmentsWordPress extension
< 1.4.0CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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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Identify the installed version of Easy!AppointmentsCheck the version.php file in the application root, the 'About' page in the admin dashboard, or the version constant defined in the application configuration filesAffected if The installed version is 1.3.3 or lower (anything prior to 1.4.0)
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Verify if the application exposes admin or backend endpoints without authenticationAttempt to access common admin paths such as /index.php/backend or /index.php/admin directly without logging in, using a browser or curl requestAffected if The backend interface loads or returns a valid response without requiring login credentials
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Test for authorization bypass on sensitive operationsSend direct HTTP requests to endpoints that should require elevated privileges (such as user management, appointment deletion, or settings modification) without including valid session tokens or authorization headersAffected if The requests succeed without proper authentication or return user data that should be restricted
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Inspect user role and permission configurationExamine the database tables related to user roles (typically in the 'user_role' or 'roles' table) and permission mappings to confirm if default roles grant excessive accessAffected if Default or guest roles have permissions to access administrative functions
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Review API endpoint access controlsCheck the API controller files in the application (typically in /application/controllers/api/ or similar paths) for missing isLoggedIn() or authorization checks before sensitive operationsAffected if Any API endpoints lack authorization middleware or permission validation checks
Your environment is affected if running Easy!Appointments version 1.3.3 or lower and any sensitive endpoints or admin functions can be accessed without proper authentication or authorization validation.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.4.0
Implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions to verify user permissions before allowing access to restricted operations.
1.4.0
- Backup the existing Easy!Appointments installation and database
- Download Easy!Appointments version 1.4.0 or later from the official repository
- Replace all existing application files with the new version files
- Review and update any custom configurations if needed
- Run database migrations if included in the release
- Verify the application functions correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32295 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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