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CVE-2023-5454: Templately < 2.2.6 - Arbitrary post trashing via Missing Authorization

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Templately WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not properly authorize the `saved-templates/delete` REST API call, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts.

Affected products

• WPDeveloper Templately: before 2.2.6 — fixed in 2.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPDeveloper Templately 2.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1854f77f-e12a-4370-9c44-73d16d493685
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1854f77f-e12a-4370-9c44-73d16d493685

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