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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0502
CVE-2023-0502:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP News WordPress plugin through version 1.1.9 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-0502. The vulnerability was discovered by Lana Codes and publicly disclosed on February 28, 2023. This security issue affects the plugin's functionality related to plugin activation (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection checks in the plugin activation functionality. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium) and is classified under CWE-352. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to trick logged-in administrators into activating arbitrary plugins that are present on the WordPress installation through a CSRF attack (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.2.0 of the WP News 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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