Plugin settings modification via missing AJAX nonce
Published Nov 12, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in the affected WordPress plugin through 3.9.0 allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings via a crafted request. The ajax_callback function accepts settings-changing AJAX input without validating a WordPress nonce, so requests submitted outside the administration interface are trusted. Exploitation requires a logged-in privileged user to visit a crafted page or submit a malicious form, and the documented consequence is limited to unwanted plugin-setting changes.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in the affected WordPress plugin through 3.9.0 allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings via a crafted request. The ajax_callback function accepts settings-changing AJAX input without validating a WordPress nonce, so requests submitted outside the administration interface are trusted. Exploitation requires a logged-in privileged user to visit a crafted page or submit a malicious form, and the documented consequence is limited to unwanted plugin-setting changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-28696
- Published
- Nov 12, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Harish Chouhan
- Product
- I Recommend This
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=3.9.0 changes=[{"at":"3.9.1","status":"unaffected"}]
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