CVE-2023-50902 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50902: WordPress New User Approve Plugin <= 2.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Wpexpertsio

Product New User Approve

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 29, 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 WPExpertsio New User Approve.This issue affects New User Approve: from n/a through 2.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

New User Approve versions up to 2.5.1 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 plugin without the admin's knowledge. 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 plugin by tricking a logged-in administrator into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or perform administrative actions without the site owner's consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must be logged in and click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 29, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50902 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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