Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-45108

CVE-2023-45108:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affects Mailrelay plugin versions 2.1.1 and earlier for WordPress. The vulnerability was discovered on February 28, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on October 6, 2023 (Patchstack Report).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-45108 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) according to Patchstack, while NVD rates it at 8.8 (High). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). The affected component is the Mailrelay plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.1.1 (NVD Database).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The impact is considered low severity and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack Report).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.1.2 of the Mailrelay plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.1.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Due to the software being potentially abandoned, users should urgently consider replacing it with an alternative solution (Patchstack Report).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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