What is CVE-2023-0294?

CVE-2023-0294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Frenify Mediamatic, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-0294?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0294 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Frenify Mediamatic

CVE-2023-0294

The Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change image categories used by the plugin, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Frenify Mediamatic
Plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0294?: CVE-2023-0294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Frenify Mediamatic, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-0294?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0294 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.