CSRF in Audio Merchant
CVE-2023-6197
The Audio Merchant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the audio_merchant_save_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts 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 (12.5th 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
- Audio Merchant — versions 0
- Myaudiomerchant Audio_merchant
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6197?
- CVE-2023-6197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Audio Merchant, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6197?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6197 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.