Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-23791

CVE-2023-23791:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in HasThemes HT Menu plugin versions 1.2.1 and below for WordPress. The vulnerability was identified on January 18, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-23791 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from inadequate validation of certain requests using nonces, which can lead to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) by NVD with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assessed it with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The vulnerability is classified under OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management and CWE-352 (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.2.2 of the HT Menu plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.2.2 or later to remove the vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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