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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-25489
CVE-2023-25489:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Jeff Sherk Update Theme and Plugins from Zip File WordPress plugin versions 2.0.0 and below. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-25489 and was disclosed on February 6, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue, identified as CWE-352. According to the National Vulnerability Database, it received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) from NIST and 4.3 (MEDIUM) from Patchstack (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix has been made available for this security issue. The vulnerability is considered to have a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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