Page Builder by AZEXO <= 1.27.133 — Missing Authorization to Post Creation
CVE-2023-3053Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.27.133No patch available
What to do until a fix ships- Severity
- Medium5.4
- CVSS
- 5.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Page Builder with Image Map by AZEXO page-builder-by-azexo
- Affected≤ 1.27.133
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.27.133. No fixed version has been released.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Page Builder with Image Map by AZEXO.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Page Builder with Image Map by AZEXO to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to István Márton.
The Page Builder by AZEXO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'azh_add_post' function in versions up to, and including, 1.27.133. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to create a post with any post type and post status.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Page Builder with Image Map by AZEXO
All 4| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ≤1.27.133No patch available | CVE-2023-3051 | |
| Medium6.1 | Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via azh_save ≤1.27.133No patch available | CVE-2023-3055 | |
| Medium6.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Creation/Modification/Deletion ≤1.27.133No patch available | CVE-2023-3052 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
≤1.27.133No patch available
- Medium6.1Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via azh_save
≤1.27.133No patch available
- Medium6.3Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Creation/Modification/Deletion
≤1.27.133No patch available
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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