CVE-2023-45753 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45753: WordPress which template file Plugin <= 4.6.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Gilles Dumas

Product which template file

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 16, 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 Gilles Dumas which template file plugin <= 4.6.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The 'which template file' product through version 4.6.0 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not expose sensitive data, but can modify site content or settings.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions (modify content, change settings) via a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be hijacked to perform actions without their knowledge if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45753 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-2023-45753

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions