CVE-2023-47650 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47650: WordPress Add Local Avatar Plugin <= 12.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Peter Sterling

Product Add Local Avatar

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 18, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Sterling Add Local Avatar.This issue affects Add Local Avatar: from n/a through 12.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Add Local Avatar versions up to 12.1 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, triggers unwanted changes without the user's knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction but can compromise site integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data through a logged-in admin's browser without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site admin must visit an attacker-controlled page while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47650 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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