CVE-2023-1086 (GCVE-0-2023-1086)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-27 15:37 – Updated: 2025-02-19 19:29
VLAI
Title
Preview Link Generator < 1.0.4 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF
Summary
The Preview Link Generator WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2bda716-76dc-4a… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Preview Link Generator Affected: 0 , < 1.0.4 (custom)
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Credits
WPScan WPScan
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