CVE-2023-1068
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
27/02/2023
Last modified:
08/04/2026
Description
The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:read_more_excerpt_link_project:read_more_excerpt_link:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.6.0 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2871098/read-more-excerpt-link/trunk/read-more-excerpt-link.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0359434b-9d88-4a40-8e9f-ec354c8de816?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2871098/read-more-excerpt-link/trunk/read-more-excerpt-link.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0359434b-9d88-4a40-8e9f-ec354c8de816