CVE-2023-25475
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in Vladimir Prelovac Smart YouTube PRO plugin versions 4.3 and below. The vulnerability was discovered on February 1, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on February 28, 2023. This security issue was assigned CVE-2023-25475 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to properly validate user requests using nonces, which could lead to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) by NIST NVD 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 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 as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The security issue has been classified with a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects all versions up to and including version 4.3 of the Smart YouTube PRO plugin (Patchstack).

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