Cross-site request forgery in Bulk edit image alt tag, caption & description - WordPress Media Library Helper by Codexin - CVE-2023-37386
Published: July 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78639
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37386
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Bulk edit image alt tag, caption & description - WordPress Media Library Helper by Codexin
Bulk edit image alt tag, caption & description - WordPress Media Library Helper by Codexin
Software vendor:
Codexin Technologies
Codexin Technologies
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the rate_the_plugin_action function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/media-library-helper/wordpress-media-library-helper-by-codexin-plugin-1-2-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf?_s_id=cve
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/media-library-helper/media-library-helper-by-codexin-120-cross-site-request-forgery-via-rate-the-plugin-action