CVE-2023-1068

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2871098/read-more-excerpt-link/trunk/read-more-excerpt-link.php	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0359434b-9d88-4a40-8e9f-ec354c8de816	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:read_more_excerpt_link_project:read_more_excerpt_link:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 04:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-352~~

Information

Published : 2023-02-27 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:51

NVD link : CVE-2023-1068

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1068

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1068

JSON object : View

Products Affected

read_more_excerpt_link_project

read_more_excerpt_link

CWE

No CWE.

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