CVE-2023-32592
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in the Sunny Search WordPress plugin versions 1.0.2 and below, developed by Palasthotel by Edward Bock and Katharina Rompf. The vulnerability was discovered on February 17, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on May 12, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-32592 and is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high-severity vulnerability with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a low to moderate severity impact (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue was initially reported to Patchstack customers as an early warning on May 12, 2023 (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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