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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0403
CVE-2023-0403:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Social Warfare WordPress plugin was found to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-0403, affecting versions up to and including 4.4.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 19, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions in the Social Warfare plugin. This security flaw exists in the plugin's options page functionality, as evidenced in the source code (WordPress Plugin Source).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens through forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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