CVE-2023-5820

Description

The Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the addedit functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: nik00726 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e51e1cd2-6de9-4820-8bba-1c6b5053e2c1?source=cve third party advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=1263536%40wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox&new=1263536%40wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5820?
CVE-2023-5820 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5820?
To fix CVE-2023-5820, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5820 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5820 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5820?
CVE-2023-5820 affects nik00726 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox.
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