White LabelWordPress extension · Linksoftwarellc
CVE-2023-52128
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 WhiteWP White Label – WordPress Custom Admin, Custom Login Page, and Custom Dashboard.This issue affects White Label – WordPress Custom Admin, Custom Login Page, and Custom Dashboard: from n/a through 2.9.0.
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 · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WhiteWP White Label WordPress plugin (versions through 2.9.0). Attackers can potentially trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended administrative actions via malicious requests.
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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
White LabelWordPress extension
<= 2.9.0CVSS 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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Verify White Label plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'White Label' or 'Linksoftwarellc White Label' in the plugin list.Affected if The plugin is present in the plugins list.
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click the plugin name or view the main plugin file (e.g., white-label.php) to read the Version header comment. Compare against the vulnerable range: <= 2.9.0.Affected if The version number displayed is 2.9.0 or lower.
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Identify admin AJAX endpointsExamine the main plugin PHP file for add_action calls registering AJAX handlers, typically with 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks. Common patterns: add_action('wp_ajax_white_label_action', 'function_name').Affected if AJAX action handlers exist in the plugin code.
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Check AJAX handlers for nonce verificationOpen the PHP file containing the AJAX handler functions. Search within each handler for wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or wp_create_nonce(). Look for code like: wp_verify_nonce($_REQUEST['_wpnonce'], 'action_name').Affected if The AJAX handler functions do NOT contain any nonce verification calls before processing the request.
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Check admin form submissions for nonce verificationSearch plugin PHP files for admin form handlers (functions processing $_POST or $_REQUEST data). Look for the presence of nonce verification functions in those handler functions.Affected if Form submission handlers lack wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls before processing form data.
If the White Label plugin version is 2.9.0 or lower AND admin AJAX endpoints or form handlers lack nonce verification code, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2023-52128.
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 WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing admin actions and admin AJAX endpoints. Verify the WordPress nonce verification function wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() is used on all form submissions and AJAX requests.
Fix this in White Label
Scoped from the published advisory
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- 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-2023-52128 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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