PT-2023-16309 · WordPress · Wp Education

Lana Codes · Published 2023-03-27 · Updated 2025-02-19 · CVE-2023-0498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Education WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2.7

Description The issue concerns a lack of CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged-in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack.

Recommendations For WP Education WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2.7, update to version 1.2.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to plugin activation for logged-in admins until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0498

Affected Products

Wp Education

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fa051ad-5b35-46d8-be95-0ac4e73d5eff · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0498 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/60800 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/111831 · Telegram Post