CVE-2023-27441
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the glSPICE New Adman WordPress plugin versions 1.6.8 and earlier. The vulnerability was identified on March 3, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-27441 ([Patchstack](https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/new-adman/wordpress-new-adman-plugin-1-6-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?s_id=cve)).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH according to NIST's assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). However, Patchstack rates it with a lower CVSS score of 5.4 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The attack requires user interaction and can be initiated by unauthenticated attackers (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue was initially reported on February 4, 2023, and an early warning was sent to Patchstack customers on March 3, 2023 (Patchstack).

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