CVE-2022-23975 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23975: WordPress Access Demo Importer plugin <= 1.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Arbitrary Plugin Activation

Vendor Accesspress Themes

Product Access Demo Importer (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 18, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Access Demo Importer <= 1.0.7 on WordPress allows an attacker to activate any installed plugin.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Access Demo Importer plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.0.7 does not validate requests to perform sensitive actions. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions such as importing demo content or modifying site settings without the administrator's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions like importing demo content or changing site settings.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify your site's content and settings if an admin visits a compromised page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit a malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23975 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-23975

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions