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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-22681
CVE-2023-22681:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Aarvanshinfotech Online Exam Software: eExamhall WordPress plugin versions 4.0 and below. The vulnerability was reported on December 27, 2022, and published on January 13, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-22681 and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) by NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. However, Patchstack assigned it a lower CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) (NVD, Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The vulnerability is classified under OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions 4.0 and below of the plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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