Vulnerability in Poeditor

CVE-2023-4209

The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4209?
CVE-2023-4209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Poeditor, classified under CWE-352 CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-4209?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4209 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.