Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-2173
CVE-2023-2173
Description
The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the badgeos_delete_step_ajax_handler, badgeos_delete_award_step_ajax_handler, badgeos_delete_deduct_step_ajax_handler, and badgeos_delete_rank_req_step_ajax_handler functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/award-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/points/deduct-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/ranks/rank-steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/steps-ui.phpnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ebb9e37c-9e8b-429b-b4ef-cd875351852cnvdThird Party Advisory
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