Description
The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_license' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the license key and support license key, but it can only be changed to a valid license key.
Published: 2023-05-20
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-34178 The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_license' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the license key and support license key, but it can only be changed to a valid license key.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Update License

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Groundhogg Groundhogg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:43:19.619Z

Reserved: 2023-05-15T16:34:21.224Z

Link: CVE-2023-2714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:33:05.566Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-20T03:15:08.987

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:57.040

Link: CVE-2023-2714

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No data.

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Weaknesses