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CVE-2023-0495: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-0495 affects the HT Slider For Elementor WordPress plugin versions below 1.4.0. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on February 28, 2023. This security issue involves a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that affects the plugin activation functionality (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity). The technical root cause is the absence of CSRF checks when activating plugins. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-352 and maps to OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into activating arbitrary plugins that are present on the WordPress installation through CSRF attacks. This could potentially lead to unauthorized plugin activation and subsequent security implications depending on the activated plugins (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.4.0 of the HT Slider For Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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