Subscribe2: Cross-site request forgery
Subscribe2 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.
- Component
- Subscribe2
- Plugin slug
subscribe2- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 16, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jan 16, 2023 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Subscribe2 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 Subscribe2 WordPress plugin before 10.38 does not have CSRF check when deleting users, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary users by knowing their email via a CSRF attack.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N