Userheat PluginWordPress extension · Userlocal
CVE-2023-47553
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 User Local Inc UserHeat Plugin.This issue affects UserHeat Plugin: from n/a through 1.1.6.
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 confidenceA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the UserHeat plugin by User Local Inc, affecting all versions through 1.1.6. The flaw allows attackers to craft malicious requests that trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions on the plugin, such as modifying settings or exfiltrating data. The CVSS 8.8 score indicates significant potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
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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
Userheat PluginWordPress extension
<= 1.1.6CVSS 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 Userheat plugin is installedLocate the Userheat plugin files in the CMS/plugin directory, or check the plugin management interface for Userheat presenceAffected if Userheat plugin files or entry exists in the system
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Identify installed versionCheck the plugin version file, header comment in the main plugin file, or version displayed in the admin plugins listAffected if Version is 1.1.6 or any version up to 1.1.6
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Verify CSRF token presence on admin actionsInspect form submissions and AJAX requests in the plugin admin interface for the presence of a CSRF token parameter (such as a nonce or token field)Affected if Forms handling settings or data modifications lack CSRF token validation
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Check cookie SameSite configurationExamine the Set-Cookie headers or cookie configuration code in the plugin to verify if SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributes are setAffected if Cookies set by the plugin do not include SameSite attributes
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Validate Origin/Referer header checksReview server-side request handling code to determine if Origin or Referer headers are validated before processing state-changing requestsAffected if No Origin or Referer validation is performed on sensitive operations
If Userheat plugin version 1.1.6 or lower is installed and state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF tokens or header validation, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2023-47553.
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 operations and validate Origin/Referer headers to ensure requests originate from legitimate sources. Additionally, configure cookies with SameSite=Strict or Lax attributes.
Fix this in Userheat Plugin
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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-2023-47553 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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