CVE-2023-7065

Description

The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2024.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the sfs_process AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add arbitrary IPs to the plugin's allowlist and blocklist via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.14%

Affected: mcitar Anti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1998cadb-2eb3-4819-aa7c-59e4f777c7f8?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3080581%40stop-spammer-registrations-plugin&new=3080581%40stop-spammer-registrations-plugin&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-7065?: CVE-2023-7065 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-7065?: To fix CVE-2023-7065, 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-2023-7065 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-7065 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-2023-7065?: CVE-2023-7065 affects mcitar Anti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms.

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