CVE-2023-0496 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the HT Event WordPress plugin prior to version 1.4.6. This flaw allows attackers to trick logged-in administrators into activating arbitrary plugins already installed on their blog. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low impact on integrity (I:L), as it only facilitates plugin activation, not arbitrary code execution or data exfiltration. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:ht_event:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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