PT-2023-30210 · Alter · Alter

Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang - Skalucy + 1 · Published 2023-11-06 · Updated 2023-11-14 · CVE-2023-46780

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 Alter plugin versions <= 1.0

Description The issue is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This means an attacker can trick a user into performing unintended actions on a web application that the user is authenticated to. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Alter plugin versions <= 1.0, update to a version greater than 1.0 to resolve the issue. 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-2023-46780

Affected Products

Alter

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46780 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/alter/wordpress-alter-plugin-1-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73596 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/alter/vulnerability/wordpress-alter-plugin-1-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note