Auto Youtube ImporterWordPress extension · Secondlinethemes
CVE-2023-23797
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SecondLineThemes Auto YouTube Importer plugin <= 1.0.3 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the SecondLineThemes Auto YouTube Importer WordPress plugin versions 1.0.3 and below allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions (such as importing YouTube content) via maliciously crafted requests.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Auto Youtube ImporterWordPress extension
< 1.0.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for the Auto YouTube Importer plugin folder, typically located at /wp-content/plugins/auto-youtube-importer/ or search for 'Secondlinethemes Auto YouTube Importer' in the WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The plugin folder or listing exists in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually auto-youtube-importer.php) in the plugin directory and locate the version in the plugin header comment, or view the version displayed on the WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The version displayed is 1.0.3 or below, or if no version number is visible and the plugin is present
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Verify CSRF protection is absentInspect the plugin PHP files for the presence of nonces or CSRF tokens in forms and AJAX handlers - look forwp_nonce_field, wp_verify_nonce, or nonce verification in the plugin codeAffected if No nonce verification code is found in the plugin's form handlers or AJAX endpoints, meaning requests lack origin validation
A user is affected if the SecondLineThemes Auto YouTube Importer plugin is installed with version 1.0.3 or below and the plugin lacks CSRF token validation on its forms and AJAX actions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.0.4
Update the Auto YouTube Importer plugin to a version newer than 1.0.3, or implement anti-CSRF tokens/nonces on all plugin forms and AJAX endpoints to validate request origin.
1.0.4
- Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate the 'Auto Youtube Importer' plugin by SecondLineThemes
- If the current version is below 1.0.4, click 'Update Now' to update to version 1.0.4 or latest available version
- Alternatively, download version 1.0.4 or later from a trusted source and upload/install it manually
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23797 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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