CVE-2023-46206
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 Webの相談所 MW WP Form mw-wp-form allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects MW WP Form: from n/a through <= 4.4.5.
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 confidenceMW WP Form WordPress plugin versions through 4.4.5 have a missing authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing authenticated users to exploit incorrectly configured security level settings to access functionality or data they should not have permission to access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 MW WP Form plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or check /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the mw-wp-form folderAffected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find MW WP Form in the plugins list and view the version number under the plugin name, or read the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/mw-wp-form/Affected if Version is 4.4.5 or any version prior to it (through 4.4.5)
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Inspect security level settingsNavigate to MW WP Form settings in WordPress admin panel (typically under Settings or the plugin's own menu), locate any security level, validation level, or permission-related configuration optionsAffected if Security level or permission settings are configured below the recommended level or allow access beyond the user's role capabilities
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Check form-specific permission configurationsEdit individual forms created with MW WP Form and review their permission, validation, or security-related settings under each form's configuration panelAffected if Any form has permission settings that allow authenticated users (especially subscribers or lower-privileged users) to access or modify data they should not be able to
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Audit user role assignmentsReview Users > All Users in WordPress admin and check which users have the Subscriber role or other low-privilege roles that might exploit the security level misconfigurationAffected if Low-privileged user accounts exist in the system while MW WP Form security settings permit access beyond role permissions
You are affected if MW WP Form plugin is installed with version 4.4.5 or lower AND security level or permission settings are configured in a way that allows users to access functionality beyond their intended role permissions.
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 MW WP Form to the latest version beyond 4.4.5 which contains proper authorization fixes, and audit user role permissions to ensure access control settings are correctly configured.
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- Implementation1.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 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.
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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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