CSRF in Webguyio Stop Spammers Classic

CVE-2023-7065

The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2024.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the sfs_process AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add arbitrary IPs to the plugin's allowlist and blocklist 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 (9.4th 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:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7065?
CVE-2023-7065 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webguyio Stop Spammers Classic, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-7065?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.