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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-46780
CVE-2023-46780:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affects WordPress Alter plugin versions 1.0 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang (Skalucy) and was disclosed on October 26, 2023. This security issue impacts the WordPress content management system when the Alter plugin is installed (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-46780 and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The security flaw is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The CSRF vulnerability has been rated with a high severity impact due to its potential for compromising system integrity and confidentiality (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects all versions up to and including version 1.0 of the Alter plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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