CVE-2023-29425 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-29425: WordPress ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling Plugin <= 4.9.23 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Plainware.com
Product ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published November 12, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026

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 plainware.Com ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling plugin <= 4.9.23 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling versions up to 4.9.23 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the scheduling system without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions (modify shifts, change schedules) on behalf of a logged-in administrator without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Shift schedules and employee assignments can be altered by attackers through tricked administrators, potentially disrupting workforce management.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site administrator must visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated to the ShiftController system.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 12, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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