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CVE-2023-30616

6.5 · MEDIUM

Form block is a wordpress plugin designed to make form creation easier.

Published Apr 20, 2023CWE-352EPSS 0.29%

Overview

CVE-2023-30616 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Form block is a wordpress plugin designed to make form creation easier. Versions prior to 1.0.2 are subject to a Cross-Site Request Forgery due to a missing nonce check. There is potential for a Cross Site Request Forgery for all form blocks, since it allows to send requests to the forms from any website without a user noticing. Users are advised to upgrade to version 1.0.2. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/epiphyt/form-block/commit/cf0012fa0710d906c594346ba775c5dc433a9426GitHubgithub.com/epiphyt/form-block/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c2-7p87-q824GitHubgithub.com/epiphyt/form-block/commit/cf0012fa0710d906c594346ba775c5dc433a9426GitHubgithub.com/epiphyt/form-block/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c2-7p87-q824

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30616?

CVE-2023-30616 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-30616?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-30616?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-30616?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-30616 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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