Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Admin Account and Ticket Creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'submit_ticket' function in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to create a support ticket that sends the website's data to the plugin developer, and it is also possible to create an admin access with an auto login link that is also sent to the plugin developer with the ticket. It only works if the plugin is activated with a valid license.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trainingbusinesspros | Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation | up to 2.7.8.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation Vendortrainingbusinesspros Affected up to 2.7.8.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.7.9.8 | Vulnerable | trainingbusinesspros |
- cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.7.9.8 Vulnerable ·trainingbusinesspros
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx5q-xjh7-6gvc
References
Advisory 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24747507-8f24-499e-a257-d379dc171e18?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/help/help-page.php#L220
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/help/help-page.php
More trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01346 Groundhogg Contacts < 2.7.9.4 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-11742 The groundhogg plugin before 1.3.5 for WordPress has… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17022 WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02563 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-17023 WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2024-24779 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 3.4.2.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-2715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx5q-xjh7-6gvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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