Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in WP Fastest Cache Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-1923

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Fastest Cache
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 April 2023

What is CVE-2023-1923?

The WP Fastest Cache plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to inadequate nonce validation in the wpfc_remove_cdn_integration_ajax_request_callback function. This vulnerability permits attackers, without authentication, to manipulate CDN settings by deceiving a site administrator into executing a malicious request, such as clicking on a specially crafted link. It highlights the importance of proper nonce validation to prevent unauthorized actions within WordPress plugins.

Affected Version(s)

WP Fastest Cache * <= 1.1.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2893158/wp-f...

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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.
The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.