CVE-2023-37990 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-37990: WordPress Perelink Pro Plugin <= 2.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Mike

Product Perelink Pro

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 3, 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 Mike Perelink Pro plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Perelink Pro versions up to 2.1.4 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unwanted actions on behalf of authenticated users. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, triggers unintended state-changing operations. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not expose sensitive data directly.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be manipulated to perform actions without their knowledge, such as changing settings or creating content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must be logged in and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37990 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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