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CVE-2023-47552:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-47552 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the Image Hover Effects WordPress Plugin versions through 5.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Abdi Pranata and was publicly disclosed on November 7, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assigned a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (Patchstack).
Impact
The CSRF vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The severity impact is considered low and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.6 of the Image Hover Effects WordPress Plugin. Users are advised to update to version 5.6 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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