Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-45749 is a medium-severity CSRF issue in the WordPress AGP Font Awesome Collection plugin through version 3.2.4. An attacker could potentially trick a logged-in site user into making an unwanted change. The cited data shows low integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact stated.
Executive priority
Handle in normal vulnerability management cycles, faster for public WordPress sites with many privileged users. This is not currently evidenced as exploited, but CSRF can still enable unauthorized changes when administrators are tricked.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-352 in Alexey Golubnichenko's AGP Font Awesome Collection WordPress plugin <= 3.2.4. 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 sites with AGP Font Awesome Collection installed at version 3.2.4 or earlier. The source bundle does not provide install counts, vulnerable endpoint details, or a confirmed fixed version.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. CSRF generally depends on tricking an authenticated site user into a browser action, but no exploit procedure is provided in the cited sources.
Researcher notes
Available public data identifies the class, affected plugin, version boundary, and CVSS vector, but not the affected action, nonce failure location, patch commit, or exploit evidence. Treat endpoint-level validation as incomplete without vendor or plugin-code review.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for AGP Font Awesome Collection usage and version.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update the plugin if an official fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Review administrative access and reduce unnecessary privileged WordPress accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether AGP Font Awesome Collection is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare against <= 3.2.4.
- Check security tooling or Patchstack records for this CVE on managed sites.
- Review WordPress audit logs for unexpected configuration or content changes.
- Verify any remediation through a fresh plugin inventory scan.
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)
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