What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP Republic Hide Dashboard Notifications.This issue affects Hide Dashboard Notifications: from n/a through 1.2.3.
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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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP Republic Hide Dashboard Notifications.This issue affects Hide Dashboard Notifications: from n/a through 1.2.3.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
The Hide Dashboard Notifications plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 1.2.3. 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 admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.
What an attacker can do
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
An admin's account can be used to make unintended changes to site settings or data if they visit a malicious link while logged in.
Conditions required to exploit
Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or complex setup required.
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