CVE-2023-0403
Social Warfare <= 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
CVE-2023-0403 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Warfareplugins Social Warfare, published January 19, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Social Warfare <= 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2023-0403- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12462
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12462- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rg35-9p2m-64gc
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions...
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-rg35-9p2m-64gc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2023-0403- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a36d1bb1-9446-4042-a1ec-08a3ffdcb744?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/trunk/lib/options/SWP_Options_Page.php?rev=2364155
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0403
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rg35-9p2m-64gc