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CVE-2023-0502

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 27, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The WP News WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP News — Up to and including 1.1.9
  • hasthemes wp_news — Up to and including 1.1.9

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c959f4ce-b6ea-4aee-9a98-aa98d2a62138 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record