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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2023-41651

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Multi-column Tag Map.This issue affects Multi-column Tag Map: from n/a through 17.0.26.

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 · low confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Multi-column Tag Map WordPress plugin (versions through 17.0.26) allows attackers to perform actions without proper capability checks.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of Multi-column Tag Map plugin; review and enforce proper authorization and capability checks on all admin actions.

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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
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Multi-column Tag Map plugin
    Check if the plugin directory exists at wp-content/plugins/multi-column-tag-map/ or search for 'multi-column-tag-map' in the WordPress plugins folder
    Affected if The plugin directory does not exist (not installed)
  2. Identify the installed version
    Open the main plugin file (usually multi-column-tag-map.php) and read the 'Version:' field in the plugin header comment, or view the plugin in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if Cannot determine version or plugin not found in WordPress admin
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Check if the installed version is 17.0.26 or any earlier version (e.g., 17.0.25, 16.x.x, etc.)
    Affected if Version is 17.0.26 or earlier - the missing authorization vulnerability is present
  4. Verify authorization settings (optional context)
    If the plugin is installed but you believe it may have been manually patched, inspect the plugin PHP files for capability checks (look for current_user_can, wp_get_current_user, or check_admin_referer calls) around admin action handlers
    Affected if No capability checks found in plugin admin action handlers - vulnerability confirmed active

If the Multi-column Tag Map plugin is installed and the version is 17.0.26 or earlier, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of Multi-column Tag Map plugin; review and enforce proper authorization and capability checks on all admin actions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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