CVE-2023-46776
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in the Serena Villa Auto Excerpt everywhere WordPress plugin, affecting versions 1.5 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Nguyen Xuan Chien on September 19, 2023, and was officially published on October 26, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-46776 and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 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. The vulnerability is classified 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 severity is rated as HIGH according to the CVSS scoring system, indicating significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The security issue has been classified as having a low priority for virtual patching (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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