What is CVE-2023-52145?

CVE-2023-52145 is tracked as a Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Republish Old Posts.

Which Republish Old Posts versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 1.21.

How should operators remediate CVE-2023-52145?

Update to 1.27 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2023-52145

Republish Old Posts <= 1.21 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via rop_options_page

The Republish Old Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.21. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the rop_options_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-52145 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Republish Old Posts. It affects Versions up to 1.21 and is fixed in 1.27.

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Published

Dec 28, 2023

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

republish-old-posts

Risk Profile

4.3 CVSS Score

Weakness

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vector

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

Researchers

Skalucy

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 1.27, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-52145 is tracked for the Plugin Republish Old Posts as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 1.21. Update Republish Old Posts to 1.27 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Primary Fixed Version

1.27

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 1.21

Tracking ID

CVE-2023-52145

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1e1db52a-3966-4e04-b0ed-08bda9ba1ff6?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	republish-old-posts View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2023-52145
Patched Versions	1.27
Affected Versions	Versions up to 1.21

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