CVE-2017-18523 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the eelv-newsletter plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 4.6.1. This flaw, residing in the address book functionality, carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability's nature allows for unauthenticated attackers to potentially manipulate user actions through social engineering.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eelv_newsletter_project:eelv_newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
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