CVE-2023-47836
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 prasadkirpekar WP Meta and Date Remover wp-meta-and-date-remover allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Meta and Date Remover: from n/a through <= 2.3.0.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Meta and Date Remover WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.3.0). The plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels and potentially access or modify plugin settings 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installationCheck if the WP Meta and Date Remover plugin is installed on the WordPress site by reviewing the plugin directory or WordPress admin panel under PluginsAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Determine installed versionLocate the main plugin file (typically plugin-name.php) and read the version header comment, or check via WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The installed version is 2.3.0 or lower (any version <= 2.3.0)
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Review access control configurationExamine the plugin settings page in WordPress admin under the plugin menu item to identify any security-related role or capability settingsAffected if Non-administrator user roles (editor, author, contributor, or subscriber) can access or modify plugin settings when they should not be permitted to do so
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Audit user role permissionsTest access to the plugin settings page using lower-privileged WordPress user accounts (editor, author, contributor) to verify proper authorization enforcementAffected if A user account lacking administrator privileges can successfully view or modify the plugin configuration
A user is affected if the WP Meta and Date Remover plugin version 2.3.0 or lower is installed AND non-administrator users can access or modify plugin settings they should not be able to access.
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 to the latest version of WP Meta and Date Remover if a patched release is available. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and consider disabling the plugin if not essential.
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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-2023-47836 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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