Description
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_constants() 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 sensitive information such as database credentials.
Published: 2023-12-07
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Remediation

No remediation available yet.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57997 The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd_constants() 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 sensitive information such as database credentials.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Bowo System Dashboard
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:32:28.119Z

Reserved: 2023-10-23T00:38:51.625Z

Link: CVE-2023-5710

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-07T02:15:06.527

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:52.277

Link: CVE-2023-5710

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses