CVE-2023-1867 YourChannel <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Change

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.

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-2023-1867?

CVE-2023-1867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in pluginbuilders YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin., published on 5 Apr 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 YourChannel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change 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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1867?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plugin Yourchannel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1867?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-1867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jc6j-v86q-f54v.

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