CVE-2023-45269

WordPress Simple SEO Plugin <= 2.0.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

5.4 Medium

CVE-2023-45269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Coleds Simple Seo, published October 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance: 0.21%EPSS, 11th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.25 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: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Up 0.2 points since Oct 14, 2023

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.4

WordPress Simple SEO Plugin <= 2.0.25 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.25 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-45269
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS: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-2023-495755.4

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.25 versions.

Record: EUVD-2023-49575
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmxw-x42r-2hg65.4

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.23 versions.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.23 versions.

Record: GHSA-cmxw-x42r-2hg6
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS: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

NVD5.4

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Cole Simple SEO plugin <= 2.0.25 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-45269
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS: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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

Description

Attack profile

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What an attacker can affect

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What each source reports

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