Wcp OpenweatherWordPress extension · Webcodin
CVE-2023-46638
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 Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin <= 2.5.0 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) in the Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions by tricking them into visiting malicious URLs or pages, potentially modifying plugin settings or performing administrative functions without their consent.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Wcp OpenweatherWordPress extension
<= 2.5.0CVSS 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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Confirm plugin installationCheck your WordPress installation for the Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin by looking in wp-content/plugins/ for a wcp-openweather directory, or view it in the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin directory exists in wp-content/plugins/ or the plugin appears in the WordPress admin plugin list
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Identify installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (typically wcp-openweather.php or index.php inside the plugin folder) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or view the version column in WordPress admin Plugins listAffected if The version displayed is 2.5.0 or lower (any version up to and including 2.5.0)
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Inspect forms for nonce tokensAccess the plugin settings pages in the WordPress admin and view the HTML source of any state-changing forms (settings save, configuration updates), or examine the plugin PHP code for wp_nonce_field or wp_nonce_url calls in form handlingAffected if The forms contain no hidden nonce fields or the PHP code does not call wp_verify_nonce on form submissions
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Check AJAX action protectionExamine the plugin PHP code for AJAX handlers (admin-ajax.php or wp_ajax hooks) and verify whether they validate nonces or check Origin/Referer headers before processing requestsAffected if AJAX actions lack nonce verification or origin header validation in the code
You are affected if Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin version 2.5.0 or lower is installed AND the plugin lacks anti-CSRF nonce validation on its forms or 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.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing forms and AJAX actions, and validate the Origin/Referer headers server-side to ensure requests originate from legitimate sources.
Fix this in Wcp Openweather
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-46638 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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