CVE-2023-45102 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45102: WordPress Blog Manager Light Plugin <= 1.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Otwthemes

Product Blog Manager Light

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 12, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in OTWthemes Blog Manager Light plugin <= 1.20 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Blog Manager Light versions up to 1.20 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 blog settings or content. No authentication is required from the attacker, but the admin must click the link or visit the page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions (modify settings, delete content) on behalf of an admin who visits a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin's blog settings or content could be altered without their knowledge if they visit a compromised site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link; no special access required from attacker.

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-2023-45102 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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