Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0498WP Education < 1.2.7 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WP Education from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Education WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not have 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Education | 0 – before 1.2.7 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fa051ad-5b35-46d8-be95-0ac4e73d5eff exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description