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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2893
CVE-2023-2893:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP EasyCart plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to and including 5.4.8. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in May 2023, affecting the processdeactivateproduct function due to missing or incorrect nonce validation (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from inadequate nonce validation in the processdeactivateproduct function. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requires no privileges but does need user interaction (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to deactivate products on the affected WordPress sites through forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been released to address this vulnerability. Site administrators should update their WP EasyCart plugin to a version newer than 5.4.8 (WordPress Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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