CVE-2023-51478

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Abdul Hakeem Build App Online allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Build App Online: from n/a through 1.0.19.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-287
Reserved: 2023-12-20
Published: 2024-04-25 09:56 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 18:09 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/51xxx/CVE-2023-51478.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2023-51478 — Build App Online <= 1.0.21 - Authentication Bypass via Header

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published: 2024-04-25 08:15:07 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 06:41:02 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 3.9 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0070 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 49.45% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-30

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-287, CWE-306 (differs from the CNA list above)

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2023-56191
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Apr 25, 2024, 7:56:34 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:09:02 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.1100
Vendors: Abdul Hakeem
Products: Build App Online

Build App Online (n/a ≤1.0.19)
Aliases: GHSA-6x77-72j8-vq6j

ENISA description: Improper Authentication vulnerability in Abdul Hakeem Build App Online allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Build App Online: from n/a through 1.0.19.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/build-app-online/wordpress-build-app-online-plugin-1-0-19-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Abdul Hakeem	Build App Online	`n/a` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:buildapp:build_app_online:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/build-app-online/wordpress-build-app-online-plugin-1-0-19-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/build-app-online/wordpress-build-app-online-plugin-1-0-19-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (6)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-51478 rapid7:attackerkb.com
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51478 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/743e40f6-dde3-4d8f-938e-b2a0dcdfb901?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-56191 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu

NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/build-app-online/wordpress-build-app-online-plugin-1-0-19-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/build-app-online/wordpress-build-app-online-plugin-1-0-19-unauthenticated-account-takeover-vulnerability?_s_id=cve af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Third Party Advisory

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`escalation.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC
cve	`CVE-2023-51478`	no local data	2026-06-06 14:49 UTC

Remediations (19)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

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2026-06-30 20:57 UTC
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Wordfence remediation: Build App Online

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2026-05-22 03:18 UTC
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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2023-51478.json.

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