What is CVE-2023-0502?

CVE-2023-0502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hasthemes Wp News, classified under CWE-352 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-0502?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0502 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Hasthemes Wp News

CVE-2023-0502

The WP News WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack

Published 2023-03-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hasthemes Wp News
Wp News — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c959f4ce-b6ea-4aee-9a98-aa98d2a62138 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0502?: CVE-2023-0502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hasthemes Wp News, classified under CWE-352 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-0502?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0502 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.