CVE-2023-28419 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28419: WordPress Force First and Last Name as Display Name Plugin <= 1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Stranger Studios

Product Force First and Last Name as Display Name

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 Stranger Studios Force First and Last Name as Display Name plugin <= 1.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Force First and Last Name as Display Name version 1.2 and earlier is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the plugin's settings without the administrator's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the plugin settings by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or configuration without your permission if you click 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

November 12, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28419 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-2023-28419

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions