What is CVE-2023-26516?

CVE-2023-26516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpindeed Debug Assistant, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-26516?

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

Is CVE-2023-26516 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Wpindeed Debug Assistant

CVE-2023-26516

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPIndeed Debug Assistant plugin <= 1.4 versions.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-11-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/debug-assistant/wordpress-debug-assistant… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26516?: CVE-2023-26516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpindeed Debug Assistant, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-26516?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26516 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.