The WP BrowserUpdate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.4.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wpbu_administration function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2023-31078 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin WP BrowserUpdate. It affects Versions up to 4.4.1 and is fixed in 4.5.
CVE-2023-31078 is tracked for the Plugin WP BrowserUpdate as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 4.4.1. Update WP BrowserUpdate to 4.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
wp-browser-update
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-31078 |
| Patched Versions |
4.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.4.1
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