CVE-2023-2279 (GCVE-0-2023-2279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-31 05:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
VLAI
Title
WP Directory Kit <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Change/Delete, Demo Import, Directory Kit Modification/Deletion via admin_page_display
Summary
The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'admin_page_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, modify or delete Directory Kit related posts and terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Partial patches were made avilable in versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 but the issue was not fully patched until 1.2.2
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-27 18:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2375 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpdirectorykit WP Directory Kit Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.1 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
István Márton
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