{"cve":"CVE-2023-3244","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-17T07:15:43.617","modified":"2026-06-17T06:13:39.803","status":"Modified","description":"The Comments Like Dislike plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the restore_settings function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to reset the plugin's settings. NOTE: this issue is was only partially patched in version 1.2.0, as the nonce is still present to subscriber-level users.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comments-like-dislike/trunk/inc/classes/cld-admin.php#L99","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2962213/comments-like-dislike","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2955957%40comments-like-dislike&new=2955957%40comments-like-dislike&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=","https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66019297-a8a8-4bbc-99db-4b47066f3e50?source=cve","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comments-like-dislike/trunk/inc/classes/cld-admin.php#L99"],"products":["wphappycoders:comments_like_dislike"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:14.809778102+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-3244","score":0.00931,"percentile":0.60658,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}