CVE-2023-46778 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46778: WordPress Auto Limit Posts Reloaded Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Thefreewindows

Product Auto Limit Posts Reloaded

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 6, 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 TheFreeWindows Auto Limit Posts Reloaded plugin <= 2.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Auto Limit Posts Reloaded versions 2.5 and earlier 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 on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must click the link or visit the attacker's page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content by exploiting an admin's browser session.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a malicious page or click a crafted link while logged in.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46778 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-2023-46778

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions