Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-2495Greeklish-permalink < 3.5 - Unauthenticated Post Slug Update
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Greeklish-permalink 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 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Greeklish-permalink WordPress plugin through 3.3 does not implement correct authorization or nonce checks in the cyrtrans_ajax_old AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated and low-privilege users to trigger the plugin's functionality to change Post slugs either directly or through CSRF.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Greeklish-permalink | 0 – before 3.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/45878983-7e9b-49c2-8f99-4c28aab24f09 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description