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TI-2023-05480 Aliases CVE-2023-5949GHSA-x98r-x2vh-j7fm

SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker < 3.8.3 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Post Disclosure

Priority LOW 34CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

The SmartCrawl WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not prevent unauthorised users from accessing password-protected posts' content.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00756 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer (Unknown): 3.8.3

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizerbefore 3.8.33.8.3Patch availableCNA
  • SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer VendorUnknown Affected before 3.8.3 Fixed in 3.8.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smartcrawl:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.8.3Vulnerablewpmudev
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smartcrawl:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·wpmudev

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer (Unknown) Fixed in 3.8.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5949
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x98r-x2vh-j7fm

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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