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CVE-2023-5949: smartcrawl vulnerability
CVE-2023-5949: high vulnerability affecting smartcrawl. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- EPSS
- 53.64%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- smartcrawl
What is known
The SmartCrawl WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not prevent unauthorised users from accessing password-protected posts' content.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-5949, a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) affecting smartcrawl, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether smartcrawl is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.