CVE-2023-50373
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 WPSAAD Alt Manager alt-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Alt Manager: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WPSAAD Alt Manager WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to access functionality they should not have permission to use.
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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
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Verify WPSAAD Alt Manager plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and check if 'WPSAAD Alt Manager' or 'Alt Manager' plugin appears in the installed plugins list, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'alt-manager' or similar namingAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin's main PHP file header (usually in wp-content/plugins/alt-manager/ or similar) for the 'Version' tag, or check the readme.txt file for the Stable tagAffected if The version cannot be determined or matches a vulnerable release
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Review user role and capability settingsNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings or a dedicated menu item for WPSAAD Alt Manager) and examine the access control configuration for any role-based access control (RBAC) settingsAffected if The plugin allows configuration of user roles or capabilities without proper authorization enforcement
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Inspect plugin endpoints for authorization bypassUse a web proxy or browser developer tools to examine network requests when accessing plugin features. Check if sensitive plugin functions (like alt text management, bulk operations, or settings changes) can be triggered via direct URL access without proper authentication or authorization headersAffected if Sensitive plugin functions are accessible to unauthenticated users or users without proper role permissions
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Verify access control on plugin admin pagesCreate a test user with a low-privilege role (e.g., Subscriber) and attempt to access the WPSAAD Alt Manager admin pages directly via URL to see if authorization is properly enforcedAffected if Low-privilege users can access plugin functionality intended for administrators
The environment is affected if the WPSAAD Alt Manager plugin is installed and either lacks proper role-based access control checks or allows unauthorized users to access 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 dataImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks at all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin to ensure users can only access features authorized for their security level.
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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.
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- 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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