CVE-2023-51425
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 Privilege Management vulnerability in Jacques Malgrange Rencontre – Dating Site allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Rencontre – Dating Site: from n/a through 3.10.1.
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 Privilege Management vulnerability in the Rencontre – Dating Site plugin by Jacques Malgrange allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what should be permitted. The vulnerability exists in versions through 3.10.1, enabling attackers with low-privilege accounts (such as standard users) to gain administrative or higher-level access to the dating site platform.
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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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Verify Rencontre plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Rencontre - Dating Site' in the list. Confirm the plugin is active.Affected if The Rencontre Dating Site plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site.
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the Rencontre plugin to view its details, or check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/rencontre/index.php for the 'Version' comment. Compare the version number against the affected range (3.10.1 and below).Affected if The installed version is 3.10.1 or any earlier version.
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Identify existing user accountsGo to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin panel. Review the list to see if any accounts with Subscriber, Contributor, or other low-privilege roles exist.Affected if There are user accounts with roles below Administrator (such as Subscriber or Contributor).
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Check for unauthorized privilege escalationExamine the user list for any accounts that were recently upgraded to Administrator or have administrative capabilities without explicit admin action. Review user metadata in the database table wp_usermeta for role changes.Affected if Low-privilege users have gained Administrator roles or elevated capabilities without manual admin assignment.
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Review admin access logsCheck WordPress audit logs, server access logs, or security plugins for any unusual administrative actions performed by users who should not have admin privileges.Affected if Low-privilege users have performed administrative actions such as plugin settings changes, user role modifications, or content deletions.
You are affected if the Rencontre Dating Site plugin versions 3.10.1 or below are installed AND your site has user accounts with roles below Administrator that could be exploited for privilege escalation.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate the Rencontre – Dating Site plugin to the latest version (3.10.2 or later) which contains the security fix for proper privilege management. If no patch is available, review user role assignments and implement additional access controls at the web server level to restrict lower-privileged users from accessing administrative functions.
version greater than 3.10.1 (e.g., latest release)
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Find the plugin "Rencontre – Dating Site" and click "Update now" if a newer version is available, or manually download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and replace the plugin files.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2023-51425 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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