# CVE-2023-51683: WordPress Easy PayPal Buy Now Button Plugin <= 1.8.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

> Attackers can trick users into performing unintended actions in the Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button plugin via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 28 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rvh-837w-4r69

## What is CVE-2023-51683?

CVE-2023-51683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button, published on 28 Feb 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button.This issue affects Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button: from n/a through 1.8.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51683?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpplugin Easy Paypal \& Stripe Buy Now Button.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button

- [CVE-2025-47623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47623/): WordPress Easy PayPal Buy Now Button plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51683 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button, published on 28 Feb 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Scott Paterson Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button. 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-2023-51683/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51683/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51683
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51683
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51683

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51683/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.