CVE-2023-38398 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38398: WordPress Taboola Plugin <= 2.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Taboola

Product Taboola

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 Taboola plugin <= 2.0.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Taboola versions up to 2.0.1 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in Taboola user, performs unwanted actions on their account without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to Taboola. Update to version 3.0.2 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on a user's Taboola account by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' Taboola accounts can be compromised without their knowledge if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into Taboola and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

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-2023-38398 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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