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CVE-2023-26516

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.4 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPIndeed Debug Assistant plugin <= 1.4 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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPIndeed Debug Assistant plugin versions 1.4 and earlier. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on its administrative forms and/or AJAX endpoints, allowing attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions.

MitigationImplement WordPress nonces (wp_create_nonce, wp_verify_nonce) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the plugin to validate request authenticity.

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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
Debug AssistantWordPress extension
Affected:<= 1.4

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin installation
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'WPIndeed Debug Assistant'
    Affected if Plugin is not installed - not affected
  2. Identify installed version
    In the Plugins list, locate WPIndeed Debug Assistant and read the version number from the plugin row
    Affected if Version is 1.4 or lower (check against <=1.4)
  3. Locate plugin PHP files
    Access wp-content/plugins/wpindeed-debug-assistant/ directory via file manager or FTP, list all PHP files especially those handling form submissions or AJAX actions
    Affected if Plugin files exist and version is <=1.4
  4. Check for nonce implementation
    Open main plugin PHP file(s) and search for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'wp_create_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'nonce' - absence indicates vulnerability
    Affected if No WordPress nonce validation functions found in form handling or AJAX code

Environment is affected if WPIndeed Debug Assistant version 1.4 or lower is installed and plugin code lacks proper nonce validation on administrative forms and AJAX endpoints.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.4
Interim mitigation

Implement WordPress nonces (wp_create_nonce, wp_verify_nonce) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the plugin to validate request authenticity.

Fix this in Debug Assistant Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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