CVE-2023-52229 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Save as PDF plugin by Pdfcrowd Word Replacer Pro.This issue affects Word Replacer Pro: from n/a through 1.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/word-replacer-ultra/wordpress-word-replacer-pro-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Save as PDF plugin by Pdfcrowd Word Replacer Pro.This issue affects Word Replacer Pro: from n/a through 1.0.	Missing Authorization vulnerability in Save as PDF plugin by Pdfcrowd Word Replacer Pro.This issue affects Word Replacer Pro: from n/a through 1.0.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-03-20T11:26:28.398Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:09:07.259Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T13:36:26.865Z

Link: CVE-2023-52229

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:55:41.696Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-03-20T12:15:07.767

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:23:06.513

Link: CVE-2023-52229

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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