// For flags

CVE-2023-23834

Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Activation

Severity Score

6.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: István Márton
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-22 CVE Updated
  • ---------- CVE Reserved
  • ---------- EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
References (0)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg
Search vendor "Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg"
Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg
Search vendor "Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg" for product "Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg"
>= 0.0.0 <= 2.3.1
Search vendor "Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg" for product "Ultimate Addons For Gutenberg" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.3.1"
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Affected