CVE-2023-1029 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'regenerateSitemaps'
Unauthenticated attackers can force site administrators to regenerate sitemaps via forged requests, potentially altering site structure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1029?
CVE-2023-1029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in joomunited WP Meta SEO, published on 24 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomunited Wp Meta Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-1029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in joomunited WP Meta SEO
- CVE-2023-1381 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2023-0875 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi
- CVE-2023-6961 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header
- CVE-2024-45456 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0876 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc77-pmhr-6hcm.