CVE-2023-32593
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 GS Plugins GS Pins for Pinterest allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GS Pins for Pinterest: from n/a through 1.6.7.
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 the GS Pins for Pinterest WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers (with subscriber-level access or higher) to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue likely stems from missing capability checks on specific plugin functions or endpoints, enabling unauthorized users to perform actions outside their intended permission scope.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Verify GS Pins for Pinterest plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'GS Pins for Pinterest' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/gs-pins-pinterest directory exists.Affected if Plugin is installed and active
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find GS Pins for Pinterest, and note the version number displayed under the plugin name. Compare this to the patched version 1.6.8.Affected if Version is lower than 1.6.8
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Confirm subscriber-level user accounts existGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Identify if any users exist with the 'Subscriber' role. Also check for any users with custom roles that have equivalent read-level permissions.Affected if At least one subscriber-level or higher user account exists in the system
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Audit plugin capabilities configurationUse a role editor plugin or query wp_options for option_name containing 'gs_pins' to check if the plugin exposes any endpoints or functions without capability checks. Review the plugin settings for any publicly accessible pins boards or feeds.Affected if Plugin settings allow public-facing Pinterest board displays without authentication requirements
You are affected if the GS Pins for Pinterest plugin version is below 1.6.8 and subscriber-level user accounts exist in your WordPress installation.
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 GS Pins for Pinterest to the latest version (1.6.8 or later) which contains proper authorization checks. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released, or implement server-side access restrictions.
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- 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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