CVE-2023-48755 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48755: WordPress teachPress Plugin <= 9.0.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Michael Winkler

Product teachPress

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 18, 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 Michael Winkler teachPress.This issue affects teachPress: from n/a through 9.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

teachPress versions up to 9.0.4 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage 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 the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to teachPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site content or settings by exploiting an admin's active session without their awareness.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged into teachPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48755 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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