CVE-2023-2717 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the Groundhogg plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.7.9.8. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to enable "safe mode," disabling all other plugins, by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link due to missing nonce validation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a low impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*: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
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