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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-32091
CVE-2023-32091:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in POEditor WordPress plugin versions 0.9.4 and below. The vulnerability was identified and reported on April 28, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-32091. The issue was fixed in version 0.9.5 of the plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue, which could potentially lead to stored XSS attacks. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The impact is considered low severity, though it could potentially be leveraged for stored XSS attacks (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to POEditor plugin version 0.9.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. This is the primary and recommended solution for addressing the security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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