Folder structure changes via missing AJAX nonce
Published Feb 7, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Wicked Folders 2.18.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter folder assignments via a forged AJAX request. The ajax_move_object handler processes move parameters without validating a WordPress nonce, causing the request to execute with the administrator's session. A logged-in site administrator must follow an attacker-controlled link; the resulting request changes the plugin's folder structure.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Wicked Folders 2.18.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to alter folder assignments via a forged AJAX request. The ajax_move_object handler processes move parameters without validating a WordPress nonce, causing the request to execute with the administrator's session. A logged-in site administrator must follow an attacker-controlled link; the resulting request changes the plugin's folder structure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0723
- Published
- Feb 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Wicked Plugins
- Product
- Wicked Folders
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.18.16
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