CVE-2023-29235 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-29235: WordPress Maintenance Switch Plugin <= 1.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Fugu

Product Maintenance Switch

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 6, 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 Fugu Maintenance Switch plugin <= 1.5.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Maintenance Switch versions up to 1.5.2 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to click the link or visit the page while logged in.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site via a malicious link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29235 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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