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
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37386
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Bulk edit image alt tag, caption & description - WordPress Media Library Helper by Codexin
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37386
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External References
- 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