CVE-2023-25038 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25038: WordPress For the visually impaired Plugin <= 0.58 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor 984.Ru

Product For the visually impaired

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 26, 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 984.Ru For the visually impaired plugin <= 0.58 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

For the Visually Impaired version 0.58 and earlier contains 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. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the vulnerable application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on behalf of a logged-in user without their knowledge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be manipulated to perform unintended actions if they visit malicious sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 26, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25038 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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