CVE-2023-46092

WordPress Webmaster Tools Plugin <= 2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LionScripts.Com Webmaster Tools allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Webmaster Tools: from n/a through 2.0.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en LionScripts.Com Webmaster Tools permite almacenar XSS. Este problema afecta a Webmaster Tools: desde n/a hasta 2.0.

The Webmaster Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the lionscripts_plg_f function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: LEE SE HYOUNG (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-16 CVE Reserved
2023-10-17 CVE Published
2023-11-18 EPSS Updated
2024-08-28 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

CAPEC-592: Stored XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/webmaster-tools/wordpress-webmaster-tools-plugin-2-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Lionscripts Search vendor "Lionscripts"		Webmaster Tools Search vendor "Lionscripts" for product "Webmaster Tools"				<= 2.0 Search vendor "Lionscripts" for product "Webmaster Tools" and version " <= 2.0"		wordpress		Affected