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Strong TestimonialsWordPress extension · Wpchill

CVE-2023-52123

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.1.10 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 WPChill Strong Testimonials.This issue affects Strong Testimonials: from n/a through 3.1.10.

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 Strong Testimonials WordPress plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended actions, such as modifying plugin settings or submitting content, due to missing or insufficient anti-CSRF token validation on form submissions and AJAX endpoints.

MitigationUpdate Strong Testimonials to the latest version when available, or manually add WordPress nonce verification to all form actions and AJAX callbacks within the plugin to validate request origin and intent.

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
Strong TestimonialsWordPress extension
Affected:<= 3.1.10

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. Check installed Strong Testimonials version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Strong Testimonials and note the version number displayed
    Affected if The installed version is 3.1.10 or lower
  2. Verify plugin is active
    Confirm the Strong Testimonials plugin is enabled on the site
    Affected if Plugin is active and version is <= 3.1.10
  3. Inspect plugin forms for nonce verification
    Review plugin PHP files for form submissions, looking for wp_nonce_field() calls in files handling settings or content submissions
    Affected if Form handling code lacks nonce verification and version is <= 3.1.10
  4. Inspect AJAX handlers for nonce verification
    Review plugin AJAX callback functions for check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() validation
    Affected if AJAX endpoints lack nonce validation and version is <= 3.1.10

The environment is affected if Strong Testimonials plugin version 3.1.10 or lower is installed and active with forms or AJAX endpoints missing CSRF token validation

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 3.1.10
Interim mitigation

Update Strong Testimonials to the latest version when available, or manually add WordPress nonce verification to all form actions and AJAX callbacks within the plugin to validate request origin and intent.

Fix this in Strong Testimonials 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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