CVE-2023-1068CWE-352

Download Read More Excerpt Link <= 1.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

Medium · published February 27, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00296 · 21.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published
2023-02-27T13:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 FEB 13:29Z
    Download Read More Excerpt Link <= 1.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
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