CVE-2023-25474 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25474: WordPress About Me 3000 widget Plugin <= 2.2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Csaba Kissi

Product About Me 3000 widget

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 23, 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 Csaba Kissi About Me 3000 widget plugin <= 2.2.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The About Me 3000 widget through version 2.2.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the widget without the admin's knowledge or consent. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the widget by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify widget settings or data if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25474 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-2023-25474

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions