CVE-2023-36520 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2023-36520

WordPress Editorial Calendar Plugin <= 3.7.12 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

5.4 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in MarketingFire Editorial Calendar.This issue affects Editorial Calendar: from n/a through 3.7.12.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Elliot (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/editorial-calendar/wordpress-editorial-calendar-plugin-3-7-12-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Software

Editorial Calendar

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 20th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

Collection

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation