CVE-2023-28989 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28989: WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor Plugin <= 3.8.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Wedevs

Product Happy Addons for Elementor

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 weDevs Happy Addons for Elementor plugin <= 3.8.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Happy Addons for Elementor versions up to 3.8.2 contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. An attacker can trick a logged-in site administrator into performing unintended actions by visiting a malicious webpage. The vulnerability requires the admin to click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker. This can lead to unauthorized changes to site settings or content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unintended actions on the site without their knowledge.

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

Admin must be logged in and visit a page or click a link 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-2023-28989 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-2023-28989

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions