CVE-2023-49193
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 NerdPress Hubbub Lite social-pug allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hubbub Lite: from n/a through <= 1.30.0.
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 NerdPress Hubbub Lite (social-pug) plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before performing certain actions, likely due to missing capability checks or improper nonce validation.
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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
- 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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Identify if Hubbub Lite (social-pug) plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for the social-pug or hubbub-lite plugin folder, or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins entryAffected if The plugin files exist in /wp-content/plugins/ or the plugin is listed in the WordPress site admin plugins list
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually social-pug.php or index.php in the plugin folder) and locate the version header comment, or check the plugin metadata via WordPress admin > Plugins > Plugin File EditorAffected if A version number is found - the user must compare this against any officially published vulnerable version ranges for this CVE
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Verify if admin actions are protected with capability checksReview the main plugin PHP file for function callbacks handling admin actions (usually hooked into admin_init, wp_ajax, or admin_post). Search for presence of 'current_user_can' or similar WordPress capability checks before sensitive operationsAffected if No capability checks (current_user_can) are found before sensitive plugin functions, indicating the authorization vulnerability may be present
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Check for proper nonce validation on sensitive actionsSearch the plugin code for nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or verify_nonce parameters) on form submissions and AJAX actionsAffected if Sensitive actions lack nonce verification or use improper nonce validation, confirming the missing authorization flaw described in the CVE
A user is affected if the Hubbub Lite (social-pug) plugin is installed and lacks proper capability checks or nonce validation on sensitive actions, regardless of specific version (as no vulnerable version range was provided for this CVE).
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 using WordPress capability checks (current_user_can) and nonce verification on all sensitive actions within the plugin. Ensure all admin and user-facing functions verify the user's permission level before executing.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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