// For flags

CVE-2023-27457

WordPress Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify Plugin <= 2.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify plugin <= 2.7 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en el complemento Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers &amp; Optimized Minify en versiones &lt;=2.7.

The Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify minification and cache expiration settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Rio Darmawan (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-03-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-22 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Passionatebrains
Search vendor "Passionatebrains"
Add Expires Headers \& Optimized Minify
Search vendor "Passionatebrains" for product "Add Expires Headers \& Optimized Minify"
<= 2.7
Search vendor "Passionatebrains" for product "Add Expires Headers \& Optimized Minify" and version " <= 2.7"
wordpress
Affected