CVE-2023-26011 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-26011: WordPress Read More Excerpt Link Plugin <= 1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Tim Eckel

Product Read More Excerpt Link

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 Tim Eckel Read More Excerpt Link plugin <= 1.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Read More Excerpt Link versions 1.6 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the administrator to click the link or visit the attacker's page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

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-2023-26011 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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