CVE-2023-24421 is a high-severity Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WP Engine PHP Compatibility Checker plugin up to version 1.5.2. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary actions with the privileges of a logged-in user, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected WordPress site. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high impact and low attack complexity warrant attention. There is no indication of this CVE being added to the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpengine:php_compatibility_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wpengine:php_compatibility_checker:*:*:*:*:*: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:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.