CVE-2023-36690 HIGH

CVE-2023-36690: WordPress WPLMS Theme < 4.900 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Vibethemes

Product WPLMS

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 11, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VibeThemes WPLMS theme <= 4.900 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPLMS versions before 4.900 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of site administrators. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, executes unwanted changes to the site. This affects integrity and availability of the learning management system.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify site settings, user data, or course content without direct access to your admin panel.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link while logged in.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36690 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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