Is CVE-2023-7198 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-7198 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-7198?

CVE-2023-7198 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-7198?

CVE-2023-7198 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7198?

Upgrade wp dashboard notes to 1.0.11 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-7198

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The WP Dashboard Notes WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) in post_id= parameter. Authenticated users are able to delete private notes associated with different user accounts. This poses a significant security risk as it violates the principle of least privilege and compromises the integrity and privacy of user data.

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

How to fix

Remediation Available

wp dashboard notesNVD

Affected:< 1.0.11Fixed in:1.0.11CVE-2023-7198derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-
CVE-2024-46982	High	7.5	61%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-45428	Critical	9.8	57%	-	-
CVE-2019-17382	Critical	9.1	54%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-13360	Critical	9.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2023-48783	Medium	5.4	22%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-01.