CVE-2023-25478 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25478: WordPress Weather Station Plugin <= 3.8.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Jason Rouet

Product Weather Station

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 10, 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 Jason Rouet Weather Station plugin <= 3.8.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Weather Station versions up to 3.8.12 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 on the Weather Station component without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify Weather Station settings or data if they trick your admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25478 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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