CVE-2023-51489 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-51489: WordPress Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings plugin <= 3.0.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Automattic, Inc.
Product Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 16, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Automattic, Inc. Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more.This issue affects Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more: from n/a through 3.0.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Crowdsignal Dashboard versions up to 3.0.11 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 actions on the Crowdsignal Dashboard without their knowledge. This could allow modification or deletion of polls and surveys. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged into WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into modifying or deleting polls and surveys via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Polls and surveys can be altered or deleted without the site owner's consent if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 16, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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