# CVE-2023-2549: Cross-site request forgery in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha

> Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts via CSRF by tricking site admins, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 31 May 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxpm-pfrp-xvp8

## What is CVE-2023-2549?

CVE-2023-2549 is a high-severity vulnerability in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha, published on 31 May 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 Feather Login Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions starting from 1.0.7 up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the 'createTempAccountLink' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new user with administrator role via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2545 to get the login link or request a password reset to the new user's email address.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Featherplugins Feather Login Page.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha

- [CVE-2023-2545](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2545/): Missing authorization in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-2547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2547/): Missing authorization in Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2549 is a high-severity vulnerability in featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha, published on 31 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: featherplugins Custom Login Page | Temporary Users | Rebrand Login | Login Captcha. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.