CVE-2023-27430 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27430: WordPress Mass Delete Unused Tags Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Ramon Fincken

Product Mass Delete Unused Tags

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 18, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ramon Fincken Mass Delete Unused Tags plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mass Delete Unused Tags contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unwanted tag deletion actions on behalf of an authenticated user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a malicious page while logged into their site. An attacker cannot read sensitive data but can modify or delete tags without authorization.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Delete or modify tags on the site by tricking a logged-in user into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Tags can be deleted without your knowledge or consent if you visit a compromised site while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27430 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-2023-27430

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions