CVE-2023-6197 Audio Merchant <= 5.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Modifcation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can trick admins into modifying settings and injecting scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and configuration changes.

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-2023-6197?

CVE-2023-6197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Audio Merchant, published on 20 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 Audio Merchant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the audio_merchant_save_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts 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-2023-6197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Myaudiomerchant Audio Merchant.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r4qj-chpj-4jhw.

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