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CVE-2023-44240

WordPress Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner Plugin <= 1.54 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

4.3 Medium

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin <= 1.54 versions.

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
None

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Up 0.2 points since Oct 10, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

WordPress Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner Plugin <= 1.54 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin <= 1.54 versions.

Record
CVE-2023-44240
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48599 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin <= 1.54 versions.

Record
EUVD-2023-48599
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59wr-p4g5-vwvx 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner...

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin <= 1.54 versions.

Record
GHSA-59wr-p4g5-vwvx
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin <= 1.54 versions.

Record
CVE-2023-44240
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-44240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Peter Butler Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner, published October 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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