CSRF in Buymeacoffee Buy Me A Coffee
CVE-2023-2079
The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post, and widget_post functions in versions up to, and including, 3.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins settings, via a forged request granted the attacker can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.6% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6309258e-e4fc-4edf-a771-2d82a… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-c… (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coff… (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2079?
- CVE-2023-2079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buymeacoffee Buy Me A Coffee, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2079?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2079 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.