Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the HasThemes HT Menu WordPress plugin through version 1.2.1. A CSRF flaw may let an attacker trick a logged-in site user into making an unintended plugin-related change. The published impact is limited to low integrity impact, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a routine but real WordPress hygiene item. It is not described as actively exploited and has limited impact, but exposed public WordPress sites should be inventoried and remediated during the next normal maintenance window.
Technical view
CVE-2023-23791 is a CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue in HT Menu / ht-menu-lite <= 1.2.1. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running HasThemes HT Menu, package ht-menu-lite, at version 1.2.1 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin, or using unaffected versions, are not indicated as exposed by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. Because this is CSRF, practical abuse depends on convincing a legitimate logged-in user to interact with malicious content while authenticated.
Researcher notes
The public data is sparse: it names CSRF, affected plugin, version boundary, CWE, CVSS, and Patchstack reference, but not the exact vulnerable action, nonce failure details, or fixed version. Avoid asserting exploitability beyond user-assisted CSRF with low integrity impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for HT Menu or ht-menu-lite installations.
- Check HasThemes and Patchstack guidance for the fixed or unaffected version.
- Upgrade away from affected versions when vendor guidance identifies a safe release.
- If no safe upgrade is available, consider disabling the plugin until reviewed.
- Restrict administrative sessions and reinforce anti-phishing controls for WordPress users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether HT Menu / ht-menu-lite is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against <= 1.2.1 exposure.
- Review WordPress admin audit logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Check whether vendor or Patchstack advisories list a corrected version.
- Verify compensating controls do not rely on user vigilance alone.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.