CVE-2023-45269

Simple SEO <= 2.0.25 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via multiple admin_post functions

mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
5.4
CVSS Score
5.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.0.26
Patched in
109d
Time to patch

Description

The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.25. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple admin_post functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import SEO content from other plugins as well as generate and delete sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.0.25
PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected plugincds-simple-seo

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