CVE-2023-5945
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.3 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2023-5945 is a vulnerability in the video carousel slider with lightbox plugin for WordPress, specifically in version 1.0. The vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and occurs due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the responsive_video_gallery_with_lightbox_video_management_func() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to delete videos hosted from the video slider by tricking a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link. The vulnerability has a base severity of MEDIUM and a base score of 4.3 according to [email protected]. It requires user interaction and has low integrity impact and no confidentiality impact. The exploitability score is 2.8, indicating it is moderately difficult to exploit. Organizations using the affected plugin should update to a patched version to remediate this vulnerability and prevent potential unauthorized video deletion.
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