CVE-2023-27445 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27445: WordPress Blog Floating Button Plugin <= 1.4.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Meril Inc.

Product Blog Floating Button

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 12, 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 Meril Inc. Blog Floating Button plugin <= 1.4.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Blog Floating Button versions up to 1.4.12 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged into their site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify site settings or content 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 webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 12, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27445 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-2023-27445

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions