CVE-2023-46610
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 Mohamed Magdy Quill Forms quillforms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Quill Forms: from n/a through <= 3.3.0.
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 Quill Forms plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability stems from missing or insufficient authorization checks that should verify user permissions before allowing access to sensitive functionality or data.
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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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Confirm Quill Forms plugin is installedCheck your WordPress site's installed plugins list or inspect the wp-content/plugins/quill-forms directoryAffected if Quill Forms plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed Quill Forms versionCheck the plugin header in quill-forms.php or the version in the plugin's readme.txt file for the version numberAffected if Unable to determine version or version is unknown/older
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Verify admin access controls on plugin endpointsInspect the plugin's PHP files for functions handling sensitive operations (submissions, settings, integrations) and check if current_user_can() or similar permission checks are present before executing sensitive codeAffected if Sensitive functions lack authorization checks like current_user_can() or capability verification
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Test for unauthenticated access to protected functionalityAttempt to access known plugin endpoints (e.g., submission handlers, API routes) using a non-authenticated or low-privilege user account without proper credentialsAffected if Protected plugin functions are accessible without authentication or proper capability checks
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Review REST API and AJAX handlersSearch plugin PHP files for registered REST API routes (add_action('rest_api_init', ...)) and AJAX actions (wp_ajax_* hooks) and verify each handler includes permission_callback functionsAffected if API routes or AJAX handlers lack permission_callback or capability validation
A user is affected if Quill Forms plugin is installed and any sensitive endpoints or functions lack proper authorization checks (e.g., current_user_can() or capability validation) before executing protected operations.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks across all plugin endpoints and functions, verifying user permissions before allowing access to protected resources. Update to the latest patched version when available.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-46610 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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