TI-2023-05254 Aliases CVE-2023-5711 GHSA-jrgx-m53m-vr33

System Dashboard <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_php_info)

LOW 20CWE-862Published 2023-12-07 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_php_info() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information provided by PHP info.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
qriouslad	System Dashboard	up to 2.8.7	—	No fix listed	CNA

System Dashboard Vendorqriouslad Affected up to 2.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bowo:system_dashboard::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.8.7	Vulnerable	qriouslad

cpe:2.3:a:bowo:system_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·qriouslad

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5711
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrgx-m53m-vr33

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17bc3a9f-2bf9-44e3-81ef-bfa932085da9?source=cve

Other 1

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5711/

TI-2024-10291 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-06630 System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - XSS via Header Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-09923 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Admin+ Path Traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
TI-2024-11409 System Dashboard <= 2.8.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Filename Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-05257 System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_db_specs) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2023-05256 System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_option_value) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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