Forced administrative actions via missing nonce validation
Published Nov 9, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSRF in Peter Shaw LH Password Changer 1.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke a function through an administrator's session. An unspecified request handler accepts a state-changing forged request without valid WordPress nonce verification. An administrator must follow a crafted link or submit a form; public records do not identify the function or resulting state change.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in Peter Shaw LH Password Changer 1.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to invoke a function through an administrator's session. An unspecified request handler accepts a state-changing forged request without valid WordPress nonce verification. An administrator must follow a crafted link or submit a form; public records do not identify the function or resulting state change.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-34182
- Published
- Nov 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Peter Shaw
- Product
- LH Password Changer
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 9, 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 <=1.55
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