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CVE-2023-2447: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The UserPro plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 5.1.1) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-2447. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 22, 2023, and affects the 'export_users' function due to missing or incorrect nonce validation (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper nonce validation in the 'export_users' function of the UserPro WordPress plugin. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to export user data to a CSV file. The attack requires social engineering, as the attacker must trick a site administrator into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to UserPro version 5.1.2 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The update addresses the CSRF vulnerability by implementing proper nonce validation for the 'export_users' function (CodeCanyon).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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