Duplicate ThemeWordPress extension · Mullerdigital

CVE-2023-46204

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 0.1.6 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 Muller Digital Inc. Duplicate Theme plugin <= 0.1.6 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 the Duplicate Theme plugin by Muller Digital Inc. affecting versions 0.1.6 and below. The vulnerability allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions such as duplicating themes without their consent.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF protection using WordPress nonces for all state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers, and consider adding SameSite cookie attributes.

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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
Duplicate ThemeWordPress extension
Affected:<= 0.1.6

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. Verify plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Mullerdigital Duplicate Theme' or 'Duplicate Theme' by Muller Digital Inc.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the list of installed plugins
  2. Check installed version
    In the Plugins list, locate the Duplicate Theme plugin and note the version number displayed below the plugin name
    Affected if Version is 0.1.6 or lower (the version displayed shows 0.1.6 or any lower version number)
  3. Verify plugin is active
    In the Plugins list, confirm the plugin shows as 'Active' under its status
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active - an authenticated administrator session can be targeted
  4. Test CSRF protection absence
    Attempt to access the theme duplication function by reviewing plugin code or observing admin actions - the vulnerability exists if the plugin does not use WordPress nonces for the duplication action (check plugin source files for wp_nonce_field or check_admin_referer calls)
    Affected if No nonce validation is found in the theme duplication code - the duplication functionality works without requiring a valid security token

User is affected if Mullerdigital Duplicate Theme plugin version 0.1.6 or below is installed and active in WordPress, and the plugin lacks proper nonce validation for theme duplication operations.

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 0.1.6
Interim mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF protection using WordPress nonces for all state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers, and consider adding SameSite cookie attributes.

Fix this in Duplicate Theme Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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