vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: phpinfo-wp: CVE-2023-26542: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Feb 24, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 24, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The phpinfo() WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the new_request() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger an .htaccess backup along with restoring and editing an .htaccess file, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Solution
phpinfo-wp-plugin-cve-2023-26542
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26542
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e944a08-b6c1-456f-921a-501ab4b59f31?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-30339
- CVE-2023-26542
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-26542
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-30339
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