CVE-2023-34031 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-34031: WordPress bbPress Toolkit Plugin <= 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Pascal Casier

Product bbPress Toolkit

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 9, 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 Pascal Casier bbPress Toolkit plugin <= 1.0.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

bbPress Toolkit versions up to 1.0.12 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of site users. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, triggers unwanted changes. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not expose sensitive data, but can modify site content or settings.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions on the site, such as modifying content or settings.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be used to make unauthorized changes to site content or configuration without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in site user must visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34031 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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