CVE-2023-2405 (GCVE-0-2023-2405)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-03 04:35 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:35
VLAI
Title
CRM and Lead Management by vcita <= 2.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The CRM and Lead Management by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This is due to missing nonce validation in the vcita-callback.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-20 23:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vcita CRM and Lead Management by vcita Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.7.0 (semver)
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Credits
Jonas Höbenreich
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