What is CVE-2023-3254?

CVE-2023-3254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trustedindex Widgets For Google Reviews, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-3254?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-3254 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Trustedindex Widgets For Google Reviews

CVE-2023-3254

The Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 10.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation within setup_no_reg_header.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset plugin settings and remove reviews via a 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: 0.002 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Trustedindex Widgets_for_google_reviews
Trustindex Widgets For Google Reviews — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Product, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3254?: CVE-2023-3254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trustedindex Widgets For Google Reviews, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-3254?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3254 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.