CVE-2023-41851 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41851: WordPress WP Custom Post Template Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Dotsquares

Product WP Custom Post Template

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 10, 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 Dotsquares WP Custom Post Template <= 1.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Custom Post Template version 1.0 and earlier 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 the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the administrator to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick an admin into visiting a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41851 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-41851

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions