CVE-2023-48330 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48330: WordPress Bulk Comment Remove Plugin <= 2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Mike Strand

Product Bulk Comment Remove

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 Mike Strand Bulk Comment Remove allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Bulk Comment Remove: from n/a through 2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bulk Comment Remove versions 2 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted comment deletion or moderation actions without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into deleting or modifying comments via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can delete or modify site comments without authorization if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled page while logged into WordPress.

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-2023-48330 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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