CVE-2023-46630
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 · uneditedImproper Authentication vulnerability in wpase Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE): from n/a through 5.7.1.
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 confidenceImproper authentication vulnerability in the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to access functionality that should be constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs), potentially enabling privilege escalation or unauthorized administrative 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 ASE plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, locate 'Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)' or 'ASE', and note the installed version number displayed next to the plugin nameAffected if The ASE plugin is installed and the version falls within the vulnerable range (compare to the affected versions once publicly disclosed)
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Check for ACL-related ASE modules enabledGo to WordPress admin > ASE (or Site Enhancements) menu item, review the list of enabled modules under sections such as Content Management, Security, or Access Control. Look for modules that manage user roles, capabilities, or access restrictionsAffected if Any ACL-related or capability-modifying ASE modules are enabled and configured
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Inspect user roles and capabilities for unauthorized changesNavigate to WordPress admin > Users, review the list of user accounts. Check Users > User Role Editor or similar tool if available, to compare current capabilities against expected baseline. Look for unexpected administrator accounts or modified capability assignmentsAffected if Unexpected administrator accounts exist, or user capabilities have been modified in a way that suggests privilege escalation
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Review admin action logs for suspicious activityCheck WordPress activity logs, ASE audit logs if enabled, or server access logs for API/admin actions performed at unusual times, from unusual IP addresses, or by users who should not have such access
You are affected if the ASE plugin is installed, its version is within the vulnerable range, and ACL-related features are enabled that could allow unauthorized access to administrative functionality.
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 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) to the latest patched version when available. Until a patch is released, consider disabling the plugin or implementing WAF-based access restrictions as a compensating control.
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- 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-46630 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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