CVE-2023-45011 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45011: WordPress WP Power Stats Plugin <= 2.2.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Igor Buyanov

Product WP Power Stats

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 12, 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 Igor Buyanov WP Power Stats plugin <= 2.2.3 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Power Stats versions up to 2.2.3 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 plugin's settings or data. The vulnerability requires no special privileges but does require the admin to click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify WP Power Stats settings or data without your knowledge if you click a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a page or click a link controlled by the attacker; no authentication bypass needed.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 12, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45011 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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