Prevent Landscape RotationWordPress extension · Arulprasadj
CVE-2023-48772
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 Arul Prasad J Prevent Landscape Rotation.This issue affects Prevent Landscape Rotation: from n/a through 2.0.
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 · high confidenceThis is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Prevent Landscape Rotation WordPress plugin (versions through 2.0). The flaw allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests, potentially altering plugin settings or performing unauthorized actions due to missing or improper CSRF token validation.
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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
Prevent Landscape RotationWordPress extension
<= 2.0CVSS 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 installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Prevent Landscape Rotation' by Arulprasadj. Note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/prevent-landscape-rotation/prevent-landscape-rotation.php for the 'Version' tag.Affected if The version is 2.0 or lower
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Identify state-changing operationsExamine the plugin PHP files for forms (HTML <form> tags) and AJAX action hooks (wp_ajax_*) that perform settings changes or other modifications. Common files to inspect include the main plugin file and any includes/admin files.Affected if Forms or AJAX endpoints exist that modify plugin settings or WordPress data
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Verify CSRF token validation presenceSearch the plugin PHP files for anti-CSRF token handling. Look for: wp_verify_nonce, check_ajax_referer, or nonce_field function calls inside form handlers and AJAX callback functions. Examine the code that processes form submissions and AJAX requests.Affected if No nonce verification or token validation is found in the form handlers or AJAX callback functions that process state-changing requests
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Check for proper nonce implementationIf nonce functions are found, verify they are actually called and validated BEFORE any database changes or settings updates occur. Examine the logic flow to confirm the validation is not bypassed or conditionally skipped.Affected if Nonce functions are missing, not called, or validation can be bypassed before processing the request
You are affected if the Prevent Landscape Rotation plugin version 2.0 or lower is installed and its code lacks proper CSRF token validation on forms or AJAX endpoints that perform state-changing operations.
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 on all state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints) and validate those tokens server-side before processing any requests.
Fix this in Prevent Landscape Rotation
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2023-48772 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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