Category Post List Widget <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via get_cplw_settings

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-47516
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 7, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher LEE SE HYOUNG

Description

The Category Post List Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the get_cplw_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings, including injecting XSS, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug category-post-list-widget (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0

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