CVE-2023-49148: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress plugin 'Affiliate Booster – Pros & Cons, Notice, and CTA Blocks for Affiliates' affecting versions up to 3.0.5. The vulnerability was reported on May 31, 2023, by researcher LEE SE HYOUNG and was officially published on November 28, 2023 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-49148 and received varying CVSS scores from different sources. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) assessed it with 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, while Patchstack rated it with 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) (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor 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).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.0.6 of the Affiliate Booster plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.0.6 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).