CVE-2023-23834
Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Activation
mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
6.3
CVSS Score
6.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.3.2
Patched in
363d
Time to patch
Description
The Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.3.1 This is due to missing nonce validation on the activate_plugin function called via an AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate arbitrary plugins, 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:L/I:L/A:LAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.3.1PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginultimate-addons-for-gutenberg
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