Google Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag <= 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

4.3
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2023-32514
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 10, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mika

Description

The Google Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the function used to update the plugin's settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings 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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Vulnerability Details for Google Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug google-site-verification-using-meta-tag (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
  • <= 1.2

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