TI-2023-03361 Aliases CVE-2023-3601 GHSA-x9pq-rg5g-m83p

Simple Author Box < 2.52 - Contributor+ Arbitrary User Information Disclosure via IDOR

MEDIUM 53Published 2023-08-14 · Updated 2025-05-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Simple Author Box WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not verify a user ID before outputting information about that user, leading to arbitrary user information disclosure to users with a role as low as Contributor.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00525 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Simple Author Box (Unknown): 2.52

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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
Unknown	Simple Author Box	before 2.52	2.52	Patch available	CNA

Simple Author Box VendorUnknown Affected before 2.52 Fixed in 2.52 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:simple_author_box::::::wordpress::*	before 2.52	Vulnerable	webfactory

cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:simple_author_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.52 Vulnerable ·webfactory

Remediation

Fix · CNA Simple Author Box (Unknown) Fixed in 2.52

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3601
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9pq-rg5g-m83p

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0cc513e-c306-4920-9afb-e33d95a7292f

Sources

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