Option modification via missing nonce validation
Published Nov 18, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Swashata Ghosh WP Category Post List Widget 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin options. The gen_set_page function accepts state-changing requests without valid nonce verification, allowing forged input to update stored settings. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to click a malicious link or submit a crafted form, and the documented consequence is unauthorized option changes.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Swashata Ghosh WP Category Post List Widget 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin options. The gen_set_page function accepts state-changing requests without valid nonce verification, allowing forged input to update stored settings. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to click a malicious link or submit a crafted form, and the documented consequence is unauthorized option changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-47672
- Published
- Nov 18, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Swashata Ghosh
- Product
- WP Category Post List Widget
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 18, 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 <=2.0.3
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