CVE-2023-6008 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via multiple functions
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit CSRF to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options in the UserPro WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-6008?
CVE-2023-6008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Nov 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 UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Userproplugin Userpro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2024-35700 WordPress UserPro plugin <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2437 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
- CVE-2023-2449 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
- CVE-2017-16562 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2023-2440 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jqw-c7jc-7p6v.