CVE-2023-29173 (GCVE-0-2023-29173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-09 11:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress Product Category Tree plugin <= 2.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in AWESOME TOGI Product Category Tree allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Product Category Tree: from n/a through 2.5.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-09 13:33 UTC
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
AWESOME TOGI Product Category Tree Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.5 (custom)
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awesometogi product_category_tree Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.5 (custom)
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