# CVE-2023-6968: The Moneytizer <= 9.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via multiple AJAX actions

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying billing details and plugin settings via forged requests in The Moneytizer WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h9v8-4xxx-5m3w

## What is CVE-2023-6968?

CVE-2023-6968 is a high-severity vulnerability in lvaudore The Moneytizer, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The The Moneytizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 9.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple AJAX functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to update and retrieve billing and bank details, update and reset the plugin's settings, and update languages as well as other lower-severity actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themoneytizer the Moneytizer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in lvaudore The Moneytizer

- [CVE-2023-6966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6966/): The Moneytizer <= 9.6.3 - Missing Authorization via multiple AJAX actions (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6968 is a high-severity vulnerability in lvaudore The Moneytizer, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: lvaudore The Moneytizer. 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-2023-6968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.