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CVE-2023-6493 Depicter Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider <= 2.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings 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-2023-6493?

CVE-2023-6493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in averta Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder, published on 5 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 Depicter Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE-2023-51491 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6493?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Averta Depicter Slider.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9cfx-4h8h-hg54.

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