PT-2023-29161 · WordPress · Joakim Ling Remove Slug From Custom Post Type Plugin

Nguyen Xuan Chien · Published 2023-10-09 · Updated 2023-10-12 · CVE-2023-44238

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 Joakim Ling Remove slug from custom post type plugin versions 1.0.3 and earlier

Description The issue is 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 1.0.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.0.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing CSRF token validation to prevent unauthorized requests. Restrict access to sensitive functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-44238

Affected Products

Joakim Ling Remove Slug From Custom Post Type Plugin

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44238 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1711360136411812105 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1711325158697283683 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71822 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/remove-slug-from-custom-post-type/wordpress-remove-slug-from-custom-post-type-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note