Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2023-51416

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-26
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 EnvialoSimple EnvíaloSimple.This issue affects EnvíaloSimple: from n/a through 2.2.

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 EnvíaloSimple WordPress plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unwanted actions (such as modifying plugin settings or sending emails) via crafted requests. The lack of proper CSRF tokens or origin validation in state-changing operations enables this attack vector.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints), validate Origin/Referer headers server-side, and apply SameSite attribute to session cookies to prevent cross-site request forgery.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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. Confirm EnvíaloSimple plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins section, and verify EnvíaloSimple plugin is present and active
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In the Plugins list view, locate EnvíaloSimple and record the version number shown in the version column
    Affected if Unable to determine affected version range from provided data - compare your version against any official advisory
  3. Inspect plugin forms for CSRF tokens
    Right-click any plugin-generated form (settings page, email composition), view page source, and search for hidden input fields named 'nonce', 'CSRF', or '_wpnonce'
    Affected if Forms lack hidden CSRF token or nonce fields in their HTML
  4. Check AJAX requests for nonce verification
    Open browser developer tools, go to Network tab, trigger plugin AJAX actions, and examine request headers for 'X-WP-Nonce' or similar nonce verification
    Affected if AJAX requests do not include nonce verification headers
  5. Test Origin/Referer header validation
    Submit a state-changing request (such as a settings change) with a mismatched or missing Origin header using a tool like curl or Burp Suite, observe if the request is accepted
    Affected if Server accepts requests without validating Origin or Referer headers

Environment is affected if EnvíaloSimple plugin is active AND forms/AJAX endpoints lack CSRF token verification AND server does not validate Origin/Referer headers on state-changing operations.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations (forms, AJAX endpoints), validate Origin/Referer headers server-side, and apply SameSite attribute to session cookies to prevent cross-site request forgery.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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