WordPress BetterLinks plugin <= 1.6.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterLinks betterlinks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BetterLinks: from n/a through <= 1.6.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45104
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3px9-vgqj-48v9
References
More wpdevteam Betterlinks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34586 WordPress BetterLinks plugin <= 2.1.7 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2021-07094 BetterLinks < 1.2.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-45104 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45104 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3px9-vgqj-48v9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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