WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-52136 Modified

Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget: Cross-site request forgery

Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 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 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget
Plugin slug
custom-twitter-feeds
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 05, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jan 05, 2024 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Smash Balloon Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget.This issue affects Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget: from n/a through 2.1.2.

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

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

Primary and upstream sources