CVE-2023-45828
Published: 02 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2023-45828 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw, tracked as CWE-862, in the RumbleTalk Live Group Chat WordPress plugin (rumbletalk-chat-a-chat-with-themes). It affects all versions from n/a through 6.2.5 and stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels that fail to enforce proper authorization checks.
An authenticated attacker with low-privileged network access can exploit the issue without user interaction. Successful exploitation permits limited modification of data and limited impact to availability while leaving confidentiality unaffected, corresponding to the observed CVSS 5.4 rating.
The associated Patchstack advisory documents the broken access control condition in the plugin and provides a public entry for the flaw. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0839 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0468, indicating a measurable increase in exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-50098
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in RumbleTalk RumbleTalk Live Group Chat rumbletalk-chat-a-chat-with-themes allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects RumbleTalk Live Group Chat: from n/a through <= 6.2.5.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.