CSRF in Davidanderson Updraftplus: Wp Backup & Migration Plugin
CVE-2023-5982
The UpdraftPlus: WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.23.10. This is due to a lack of nonce validation and insufficient validation of the instance_id on the 'updraftmethod-googledrive-auth' action used to update Google Drive remote storage location. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the Google Drive location that backups are sent to via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can make it possible for attackers to receive backups for a site which may contain sensitive information.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5982?
- CVE-2023-5982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Davidanderson Updraftplus: Wp Backup & Migration Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5982?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5982 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.