CVE-2023-47650Network attack vector

Forced privileged actions

Published Nov 18, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Cross-site request forgery in Peter Sterling Add Local Avatar 12.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to force privileged actions. The published CNA record and Patchstack advisory do not identify the affected request handler, accepted parameters, or missing request-validation operation. Exploitation requires an authenticated privileged user to open or submit attacker-controlled content, and the resulting state change is unspecified.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Peter Sterling Add Local Avatar 12.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to force privileged actions. The published CNA record and Patchstack advisory do not identify the affected request handler, accepted parameters, or missing request-validation operation. Exploitation requires an authenticated privileged user to open or submit attacker-controlled content, and the resulting state change is unspecified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47650
Published
Nov 18, 2023
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Peter Sterling
Product
Add Local Avatar
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=12.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Peter Sterling · Add Local Avatarversion=n/a <=12.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-62Cross Site Request Forgery
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

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