Description
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_db_specs() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve data key specs.
Published: 2023-12-07
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-2023-58001 The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_db_specs() function hooked via an AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve data key specs.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_db_specs)

Subscriptions

Bowo System Dashboard
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:53:09.194Z

Reserved: 2023-10-23T00:44:29.567Z

Link: CVE-2023-5714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-07T02:15:07.287

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:33.170

Link: CVE-2023-5714

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses