PT-2023-16700 · WordPress · Wp Meta Seo

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-02-28 · Updated 2023-03-06 · CVE-2023-1028

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 Meta SEO plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.5.3

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the setIgnore function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to update plugin options via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.5.3, update to a version later than 4.5.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the setIgnore function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the plugin's options to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the plugin until the issue is resolved.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1028

Affected Products

Wp Meta Seo

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1028 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/tags/4.5.4/inc/class.metaseo-admin.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1028 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59090 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45139 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b978749-7ea5-45f4-9f69-66a19c0e39ca?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45646 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b978749-7ea5-45f4-9f69-66a19c0e39ca · Note