CVE-2023-6731

WP Show Posts <= 1.1.5 - Improper Authorization to Information Exposure

4.3 Medium

The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to view arbitrary post metadata, list posts, and view terms and taxonomies.

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: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.3 points since May 3, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

WP Show Posts <= 1.1.5 - Improper Authorization to Information Exposure

Record: CVE-2023-6731
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-58944 4.3

Record: EUVD-2023-58944
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgr9-g4rq-xm99 4.3

The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a...

Record: GHSA-vgr9-g4rq-xm99
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2023-6731
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-6731 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Edge22 Wp Show Posts, published May 2, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.