Vulnerability CVE-2023-1068


Published: 2023-02-27

Description:
The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Type:

CWE-352

(Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF))

 References:
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0359434b-9d88-4a40-8e9f-ec354c8de816
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2871098/read-more-excerpt-link/trunk/read-more-excerpt-link.php

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