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CommenttweetsWordPress extension · Theresehansen

CVE-2023-6845

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 0.6 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
The CommentTweets WordPress plugin through 0.6 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks

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 confidence

The CommentTweets WordPress plugin through version 0.6 lacks CSRF token validation (nonces) on state-changing operations, allowing attackers to craft malicious links or forms that trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions such as modifying plugin settings or content.

MitigationUpdate to the patched version when available; until then, enforce same-origin policy controls and monitor for suspicious admin actions.

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
CommenttweetsWordPress extension
Affected:<= 0.6

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. Confirm CommentTweets plugin installation and version
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and locate 'CommentTweets' or 'Theresehansen Commenttweets' in the installed plugins list. Note the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the plugin main file (typically comment-tweets.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/commenttweets/) for the 'Version' header comment.
    Affected if The installed version is 0.6 or lower.
  2. Identify state-changing plugin features
    Access the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings > CommentTweets) and enumerate any actions that modify data: options/config updates, content import/export, tweet/comment syncing controls, or any form submissions that change plugin behavior.
    Affected if The plugin provides any configuration forms, settings updates, or content modification controls accessible to authenticated users.
  3. Inspect plugin PHP files for nonce verification
    Download or access the plugin source code from wp-content/plugins/commenttweets/. Search all PHP files for 'nonce' or 'wp_nonce' strings. Examine form handlers and AJAX endpoints for presence of nonce verification calls (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, etc.) before processing state-changing requests.
    Affected if No nonce verification is found in functions that handle form submissions, settings saves, or AJAX requests performing modifications.
  4. Test for CSRF vulnerability
    With the plugin installed and an authenticated admin session active, capture a legitimate state-changing request (such as saving settings). Then from a separate browser context (or using a tool like Burp Suite), replay that request without the nonce parameter or with an invalid nonce. Observe whether the action still executes.
    Affected if The request succeeds and the state change persists even without a valid nonce token.

You are affected if CommentTweets plugin version 0.6 or lower is installed AND the plugin contains state-changing operations that lack CSRF token validation.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 0.6
Interim mitigation

Update to the patched version when available; until then, enforce same-origin policy controls and monitor for suspicious admin actions.

Fix this in Commenttweets 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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