CVE-2023-44478
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 WP Hive Events Rich Snippets for Google allows Exploitation of Trusted Credentials.This issue affects Events Rich Snippets for Google: from n/a through 1.8.
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 WP Hive Events Rich Snippets for Google WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, such as modifying plugin settings or injecting malicious content, by exploiting the lack of anti-CSRF token validation on sensitive form submissions and AJAX endpoints.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
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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Confirm plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'WP Hive Events Rich Snippets for Google' is installed and activeAffected if Plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Check form handlers for nonce verificationExamine the plugin's main PHP file(s) for form submission handlers. Look for calls to 'check_admin_referer', 'wp_verify_nonce', or 'check_ajax_referer' before processing form dataAffected if Form handling code exists but lacks nonce validation before processing administrative actions
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Inspect AJAX endpoint handlersLocate AJAX action handlers registered via 'add_action' with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks. Verify each handler calls a nonce verification function before processing requestsAffected if AJAX endpoints exist but do not validate nonces before executing state-changing operations
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Review all state-changing operationsSearch plugin code for functions that modify settings, update database entries, or process user input. Confirm each has corresponding nonce validationAffected if Code performs settings modifications or data changes without verifying request authenticity
The site is affected if the WP Hive Events Rich Snippets for Google plugin is active and its form submissions or AJAX requests lack WordPress nonce validation before processing administrative 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 · scopedImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) in all forms and AJAX requests within the plugin, and validate the nonce on the server side before processing any state-changing operations.
Update to the latest available version of Events Rich Snippets for Google (version higher than 1.8)
- Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Events Rich Snippets for Google' plugin
- Check if an update is available (compare current version to latest available)
- If update available, click 'Update Now' to update to the latest version
- If no automatic update appears, manually download the latest version from WordPress.org or the vendor and upload via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- After update, verify the new version number in the plugins list
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-44478 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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