CVE-2023-23890
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in LJ Apps WP Airbnb Review Slider plugin versions 3.2 and below. The vulnerability was reported on January 7, 2023, and publicly disclosed on January 20, 2023. This security issue affects WordPress installations using the vulnerable plugin versions (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue, identified as CVE-2023-23890. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) from NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assigned it a score of 7.1 (HIGH) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).

Impact

The CSRF vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. This could potentially lead to unauthorized removal of reviews in the WP Airbnb Review Slider plugin (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.3 of the WP Airbnb Review Slider plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.3 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

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