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Plain-English summary
This affects WordPress sites using Repuso’s Social proof testimonials and reviews plugin. A malicious site could trick a logged-in administrator into causing unintended plugin actions. Public data rates this as medium severity because it needs user interaction and affects integrity/availability rather than data theft. Business urgency is mainly for WordPress estates where this plugin is active.
Executive priority
Handle during normal vulnerability remediation for internet-facing WordPress sites, with higher priority where the plugin is active on business-critical sites or broadly administered. This is not presented as actively exploited in the supplied sources.
Technical view
CVE-2023-45048 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in social-testimonials-and-reviews-widget. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. Sources identify affected versions up to 5.00, while one Patchstack URL references 4.97, so version evidence is not perfectly aligned.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations with the Repuso Social proof testimonials and reviews plugin installed and active, especially versions at or below 5.00. Organizations without this plugin are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The CVE requires user interaction and is not listed in CISA KEV in the provided bundle. No cited source here confirms active exploitation. The practical risk depends on whether an authenticated WordPress administrator can be induced to interact with attacker-controlled content.
Researcher notes
The public bundle gives CVSS, CWE, product, and affected range but not endpoint details, proof-of-concept status, or a named fixed release. Note the inconsistency between the CVE title’s <=5.00 and the Patchstack URL’s 4.97 reference.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the social-testimonials-and-reviews-widget plugin.
- Check Repuso or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or vendor mitigation.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unnecessary or cannot be remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence and exact installed version across WordPress assets.
- Compare installed versions against the CVE range, treating <=5.00 as potentially affected.
- Review admin accounts and recent plugin configuration changes for unexpected activity.
- Track vendor advisories because the provided sources do not name a specific fixed version.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (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:L
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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:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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