Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-23869

CVE-2023-23869:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the Amit Agarwal Google XML Sitemap for Mobile WordPress plugin versions 1.6.1 and below. The vulnerability was reported on January 18, 2023, and publicly disclosed on March 20, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-23869 and has received varying CVSS severity scores. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the 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 the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The specific impact varies case by case, but it has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The plugin appears to be unmaintained, and users may need to consider alternative solutions or implement additional security measures (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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