CVE-2023-47875 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47875: WordPress Perfmatters Plugin <= 2.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Perfmatters

Product Perfmatters

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 30, 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 Perfmatters allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Perfmatters: from n/a through 2.1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Perfmatters versions up to 2.1.6 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of site administrators. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, triggers unwanted changes to site settings or data. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must click the link or visit the attacker's page while logged in.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site, such as changing settings or modifying data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can alter site configuration or data if they trick an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47875 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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