CVE-2023-0831: The Under Construction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.96. This is due to...
Description
The Under Construction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.96. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the dismiss_notice function called via the admin_action_ucp_dismiss_notice action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss plugin notifications via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2023-0831
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
Affected Products
Vendor: webfactory
Product: Under Construction
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.09% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 38.27% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/031a1203-6b0d-453b-be8a-12e7f55cb401?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/under-construction-page/trunk/under-construction.php?rev=2848705#L901