What is CVE-2023-6501?

CVE-2023-6501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cochinoman Splashscreen, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-6501?

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

Is CVE-2023-6501 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Cochinoman Splashscreen

CVE-2023-6501

The Splashscreen WordPress plugin through 0.20 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th 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

Cochinoman Splashscreen
Unknown Splashscreen — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6501?: CVE-2023-6501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cochinoman Splashscreen, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-6501?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6501 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.