CVE-2023-47771
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 ThemePunch OHG Essential Grid.This issue affects Essential Grid: from n/a through 3.0.18.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability exists in the Essential Grid WordPress plugin (versions through 3.0.18) by ThemePunch OHG. The flaw allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality they should not have access to, potentially leading to data exposure or unauthorized actions within the plugin's operations.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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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Identify Essential Grid plugin installationCheck your WordPress installation for the Essential Grid plugin by ThemePunch. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Essential Grid' in the list.Affected if Essential Grid plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed versionView the plugin details or the main plugin file header to find the installed version number. This is typically visible in the plugin description area or can be found in the plugin's main PHP file.Affected if Version is 3.0.18 or lower (any version through 3.0.18)
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Confirm plugin is activeVerify whether the Essential Grid plugin is currently activated on the WordPress site. Check the status in Plugins > Installed Plugins.Affected if Plugin is activated and running on the affected versions (3.0.18 or earlier)
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Assess exposure to unauthorized accessReview if AJAX handlers or frontend endpoints provided by Essential Grid are publicly accessible without authentication. This can be checked by examining the plugin's PHP code for AJAX action hooks and public-facing functionality.Affected if Publicly accessible AJAX handlers or frontend endpoints exist without proper capability checks (plugin versions 3.0.18 or earlier)
A WordPress site is affected if the Essential Grid plugin by ThemePunch is installed, active, and running version 3.0.18 or earlier, exposing potentially unauthorized access to plugin 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 dataApply the vendor patch/updates for Essential Grid to version 3.0.19 or later. If no patch available, implement authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all AJAX handlers and frontend endpoints within the plugin.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- 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-2023-47771 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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