# CVE-2023-5006: WP Discord Invite < 2.5.1 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF

> An unauthenticated attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into updating plugin settings via a crafted request.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 17 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5gj-h5v3-rqph

## What is CVE-2023-5006?

CVE-2023-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP Discord Invite, published on 17 Jan 2024. 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 Discord Invite WordPress plugin before 2.5.1 does not protect some of its actions against CSRF attacks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform actions on their behalf by tricking a logged in administrator to submit a crafted request.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5006?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sarveshmrao Wp Discord Invite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5006 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5006 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Discord Invite

- [CVE-2023-5181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5181/): WP Discord Invite < 2.5.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5006 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP Discord Invite, published on 17 Jan 2024. 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-2023-5006 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Discord Invite. 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-2023-5006/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5006/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5006
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5006
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5006

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5006/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.