Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-45645 is a CSRF issue in the WP Open Street Map WordPress plugin version 1.25 and earlier. An attacker may be able to trick a user into triggering unintended plugin-related changes. The cited records rate it medium severity, with limited integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. Prioritize internet-facing business sites and sites with many privileged users. It is not listed as known exploited in the provided data, but remediation should be scheduled with normal plugin maintenance because CSRF can cause unauthorized operational changes.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in InfoD74 WP Open Street Map <= 1.25. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact. The bundle does not include endpoint, nonce, or fixed-version details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the InfoD74 WP Open Street Map plugin at version 1.25 or earlier. The source bundle provides the package slug wp-open-street-map, but no CPEs and no detailed fixed-version metadata.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires user interaction and likely depends on a victim visiting attacker-controlled content while authenticated to WordPress. The exact vulnerable action is not described in the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE and Patchstack entry identify the vulnerability class, affected plugin, affected version boundary, and CVSS vector, but not the vulnerable request, required victim role, proof of concept, patch version, or workaround. Avoid asserting exploitability details beyond the published vector.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the wp-open-street-map plugin.
- Check installed plugin versions against the <= 1.25 affected range.
- Update or remove the plugin following vendor or Patchstack guidance.
- Limit WordPress administrative privileges until remediation is complete.
- Monitor vendor advisories for fixed-version or workaround details.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site has WP Open Street Map installed.
- Record the plugin version and flag versions 1.25 or earlier.
- Review change logs or advisories for vendor-confirmed fixes.
- Check logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Validate CSRF protections only in authorized test environments.
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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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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
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.