CVE-2023-46095 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46095: WordPress Smooth Scroll Links Plugin <= 1.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Chetan Gole

Product Smooth Scroll Links [SSL]

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 22, 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 Chetan Gole Smooth Scroll Links [SSL] plugin <= 1.1.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Smooth Scroll Links versions up to 1.1.0 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while logged in. No confidentiality impact occurs, but integrity and availability can be affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or disable features by exploiting admin sessions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46095 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-2023-46095

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions