CVE-2023-22681 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22681: WordPress Online Exam Software : eExamhall Plugin <= 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Aarvanshinfotech

Product Online Exam Software : eExamhall

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 20, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Aarvanshinfotech Online Exam Software: eExamhall plugin <= 4.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

eExamhall versions 4.0 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf within the application. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit the attacker's page while authenticated to eExamhall.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on behalf of a logged-in user, such as modifying exam settings or user data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' exam data and settings can be altered without their knowledge if they visit a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into eExamhall and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22681 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-2023-22681

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions