CVE-2023-46198 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46198: WordPress Appointment Calendar Plugin <= 2.9.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Scientech It Solution

Product Appointment Calendar

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 24, 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 Scientech It Solution Appointment Calendar plugin <= 2.9.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Appointment Calendar versions up to 2.9.6 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions such as modifying appointments or settings without the admin's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions like modifying or deleting appointments.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Appointments and calendar settings can be altered or deleted without authorization if an admin is tricked into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit a malicious link or page while logged in to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46198 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-2023-46198

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions