CVE-2023-25475 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25475: WordPress Smart YouTube PRO Plugin <= 4.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Vladimir Prelovac

Product Smart YouTube PRO

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 18, 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 Vladimir Prelovac Smart YouTube PRO plugin <= 4.3 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Smart YouTube PRO versions up to 4.3 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions within the plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions in the plugin on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or perform other administrative actions if an admin visits a compromised or attacker-controlled page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit a malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25475 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-2023-25475

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions