Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-6491

Medium

Published: 07 June 2024

Published
07 June 2024
Modified
08 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0019 40.5th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-6491 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Wpchill Strong Testimonials. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 40.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the wpmtst_save_view_sticky function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor…

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access and above, to modify favorite views.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

wpchill
strong testimonials
≤ 3.1.13

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.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.

References