CVE-2023-5531 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can delete image lightboxes by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5531?
CVE-2023-5531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nik00726 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox, published on 12 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
The Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the delete functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete image lightboxes via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5531?
It affects 1 product.
Products include I13websolution Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5531?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5531 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5531 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nik00726 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m486-7gcf-2983.