CVE-2023-6799

WP Reset <= 2.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure due to Insufficient Randomness

5.9 Medium

The WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the use of insufficiently random snapshot names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including site backups by brute-forcing the snapshot filenames. Please note that the vendor does not plan to do any further hardening on this functionality.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.70%Up 0.7 points since Apr 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WP Reset <= 2.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure due to Insufficient Randomness

Record: CVE-2023-6799
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-330, CWE-330
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-59010 5.9

Record: EUVD-2023-59010
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx9r-9m63-c2rc 5.9

The WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive...

The WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.99 via the use of insufficiently random snapshot names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including site backups by brute-forcing the snapshot filenames.

Record: GHSA-jx9r-9m63-c2rc
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-330
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2023-6799
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-330
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-2023-6799 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Webfactory Wp Reset, published April 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.