WP Education < 1.2.7 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF
CVE-2023-0498

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Education
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-0498?

The WP Education WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 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

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Affected Version(s)

WP Education 0 < 1.2.7

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-0498 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8fa051ad-5b35-46d8-be95-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
WPScan
JSON
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