Name: CVE-2018-5669: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-5669, CWE-352, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00216

An issue was discovered in the read-and-understood plugin 2.1 for WordPress. CSRF exists via wp-admin/options-general.php.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Read And Understood Plugin	—	Update read-and-understood plugin to version 2.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 13, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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