vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: debug-assistant: CVE-2023-26516: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 28, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 28, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Debug Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when creating temporary admins. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create admin accounts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Solution
debug-assistant-plugin-cve-2023-26516
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26516
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/429ce9e6-e51b-4f1e-8e26-f679b08d68d3?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-30313
- CVE-2023-26516
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-26516
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-30313
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