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)
EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
- security@wordfence.com (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.