CVE-2023-3977
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
28/07/2023
Last modified:
03/04/2025
Description
Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing nonce check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install plugins from the limited list 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:backupbliss:backup_migration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.2.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:backupbliss:clone:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.3.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:copy-delete-posts:duplicate_post:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.4.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:inisev:enhanced_text_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.5.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:inisev:redirection:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.1.4 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:inisev:rss_redirect_\&_feedburner_alternative:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 3.8 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ssl_mixed_content_fix:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 3.2.4 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:inisev:ultimate_posts_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.2.5 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mypopups:pop-up:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.2.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:ultimatelysocial:social_media_share_buttons_\&_social_sharing_icons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 3.5.8 (excluding) |
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/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.7/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.8/includes/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8/banner/misc.php#L426
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.4.0/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.6/banner/misc.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.7/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.1.9/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.2.0/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redirect-redirection/tags/1.1.3/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.4/banner/misc.php#L343
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.5/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.0/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.2/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L438
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.8/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2944041/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.8/banner/misc.php?old=2823720&old_path=ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8&old=2923021&new_path=/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.9&new=2923021&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823769%40http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3&new=2944114%40http-https-remover/tags/3.2.4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823770%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7&new=2944116%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.8#file115
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab7c8926-c762-49b1-bc97-4b7a2f4f97fc?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.7/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.8/includes/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8/banner/misc.php#L426
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.4.0/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.6/banner/misc.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.7/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.1.9/modules/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.2.0/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redirect-redirection/tags/1.1.3/includes/banner/misc.php#L427
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.4/banner/misc.php#L343
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.5/banner/misc.php#L351
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.0/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.2/banner/misc.php#L434
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php#L424
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L438
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.8/modules/banner/misc.php#L432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2944041/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.8/banner/misc.php?old=2823720&old_path=ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8&old=2923021&new_path=/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.9&new=2923021&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823769%40http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3&new=2944114%40http-https-remover/tags/3.2.4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2823770%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7&new=2944116%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.8#file115
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab7c8926-c762-49b1-bc97-4b7a2f4f97fc?source=cve



