# CVE-2023-4318: Herd Effects < 5.2.4 - Effect Deletion via CSRF

> Attackers can force logged-in admins to delete arbitrary effects via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the Herd Effects WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 11 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5c6-5pcc-f6x9

## What is CVE-2023-4318?

CVE-2023-4318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Herd Effects, published on 11 Sep 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 Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.4 does not have CSRF when deleting its items, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary effects via a CSRF attack

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4318?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wow-Company Herd Effects.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4318 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4318 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Herd Effects

- [CVE-2024-3478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3478/): Herd Effects < 5.2.7 - Effect Deletion via CSRF (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-4022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4022/): Herd Effects < 5.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4318 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Herd Effects, published on 11 Sep 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4318 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Herd Effects. 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-2023-4318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4318

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4318/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.