PT-2023-21143 · WordPress · Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify

Rio Darmawan · Published 2023-11-22 · Updated 2023-11-30 · CVE-2023-27457

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify plugin versions <= 2.7

Description The issue is related to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to trick a user into performing unintended actions on a web application that the user is authenticated to.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.7, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue, if available. If no specific fix is provided for version 2.7 or earlier, consider disabling the plugin until a patched version is released. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional CSRF protection measures, such as token-based validation, to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-27457

Affected Products

Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27457 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27457 · Vendor Advisory
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/add-expires-headers/wordpress-add-expires-headers-optimized-minify-plugin-2-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note