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CVE-2023-3053: Page Builder by AZEXO <= 1.27.133 - Missing Authorization to Post Creation

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Page Builder by AZEXO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'azh_add_post' function in versions up to, and including, 1.27.133. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to create a post with any post type and post status.

Affected products

• azexo Page Builder with Image Map by AZEXO: through 1.27.133

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L4085
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L4137
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd56cb73-1c40-44b1-b713-c0291832d988?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L4085
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L4137
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd56cb73-1c40-44b1-b713-c0291832d988?source=cve

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