# CVE-2023-45606: WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 120 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the Simple URLs 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:** 16 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rjhv-95gq-rwv4

## What is CVE-2023-45606?

CVE-2023-45606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs, published on 16 Oct 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs plugin <= 120 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45606?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Getlasso Simple Urls.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lasso Simple URLs

- [CVE-2023-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0098/): Simple URLs < 115 - Subscriber+ SQLi (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-40667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40667/): WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 117 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-40674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40674/): WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 118 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-0099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0099/): Simple URLs < 115 - Multiple Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45606 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs, published on 16 Oct 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-2023-45606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lasso Simple URLs. 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-2023-45606/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45606/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45606
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45606
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45606

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45606/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.