What is CVE-2023-32579?

CVE-2023-32579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Designsandcode Forget About Shortcode Buttons, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-32579?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-32579 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Designsandcode Forget About Shortcode Buttons

CVE-2023-32579

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Designs & Code Forget About Shortcode Buttons plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-11-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.5% 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)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/forget-about-shortcode-buttons/wordpress-… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32579?: CVE-2023-32579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Designsandcode Forget About Shortcode Buttons, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-32579?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-32579 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.