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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-3200
CVE-2023-3200:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The MStore API plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-3200, discovered in June 2023. The vulnerability affects versions up to 3.9.6 of the plugin and stems from missing nonce validation in the mstoreupdatenewordermessage function (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is caused by the absence of nonce validation in the mstoreupdatenewordermessage function, which makes it susceptible to CSRF attacks. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) (Wordfence).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update new order messages through forged requests when 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 are advised to update their MStore API plugin to the latest version that includes the security fix (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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