CVE-2023-23729
WordPress Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin <= 2.3.0 - Contributor+ reCAPTCHA Settings Change Vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin <= 2.3.0 - Contributor+ reCAPTCHA Settings Change Vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-23729- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27815
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27815- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq6f-xrpq-487j
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
- Record
GHSA-cq6f-xrpq-487j- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.3.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-23729- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23729 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Brainstorm Force Spectra, published December 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg/vulnerability/wordpress-spectra-wordpress-gutenberg-blocks-plugin-2-3-0-contributor-recaptcha-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23729
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg/vulnerability/wordpress-spectra-wordpress-gutenberg-blocks-plugin-2-3-0-contributor-recaptcha-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cq6f-xrpq-487j