WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-1623 Modified

Custom Post Type UI: Cross-site request forgery

Custom Post Type UI is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Custom Post Type UI
Plugin slug
custom-post-type-ui
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 24, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Apr 24, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Custom Post Type UI to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Custom Post Type UI WordPress plugin before 1.13.5 does not properly check for CSRF when sending the debug information to a user supplied email, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin send such information to an arbitrary email address via a CSRF attack.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources