CVE-2023-5884 (GCVE-0-2023-5884)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 21:29 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Word Balloon < 4.20.3 - Avatar Removal via CSRF
Summary
The Word Balloon WordPress plugin before 4.20.3 does not protect some of its actions against CSRF attacks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged in user to delete arbitrary avatars by clicking a link.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4a7937c-6f4b-49… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Word Balloon |
Affected:
0 , < 4.20.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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