Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0502WP News <= 1.1.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WP News 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP News WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 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)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c959f4ce-b6ea-4aee-9a98-aa98d2a62138 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description