CVE-2023-41129 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41129: WordPress Patreon WordPress Plugin <= 1.8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Patreon

Product Patreon WordPress

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 18, 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 Patreon Patreon WordPress.This issue affects Patreon WordPress: from n/a through 1.8.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Patreon WordPress plugin through version 1.8.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). 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 the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or perform other administrative actions if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41129 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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