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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-44994
CVE-2023-44994:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the Bainternet ShortCodes UI WordPress plugin affecting versions 1.9.8 and below. The vulnerability was reported on February 17, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on October 3, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). It received varying CVSS scores from different sources: NIST assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack rated it at 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue remains unpatched in version 1.9.8 and earlier versions of the ShortCodes UI plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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