CVE-2023-30478 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-30478: WordPress Newsletters Plugin <= 4.8.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Tribulant

Product Newsletters

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 10, 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 Tribulant Newsletters plugin <= 4.8.8 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tribulant Newsletters versions 4.8.8 and earlier 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 site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions (modify settings, create content, change configurations) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin visiting a malicious link could unknowingly authorize changes to newsletter settings or site configuration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30478 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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