The Delete Usermeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the delumet_options_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to remove user meta for arbitrary users via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2023-5537 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Delete Usermetas. It affects Versions up to 1.1.2 and is fixed in 1.2.0.
CVE-2023-5537 is tracked for the Plugin Delete Usermetas as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 1.1.2. Update Delete Usermetas to 1.2.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
delete-usermetas
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| CVE | CVE-2023-5537 |
| Patched Versions |
1.2.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.1.2
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