Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects the WordPress Duplicate Theme plugin up to 0.1.6. It is a CSRF flaw: an attacker may trick a logged-in WordPress user into causing an unintended plugin action. Published impact is limited integrity loss, not data theft or outage. Treat it as a website hygiene risk, not an emergency based on current evidence.
Executive priority
Address during the next WordPress maintenance cycle unless the plugin is widely deployed on business-critical sites. Escalate if exposed sites have many administrators or weak phishing controls.
Technical view
CVE-2023-46204 is CWE-352 in Muller Digital Inc. Duplicate Theme for WordPress, reported for versions <= 0.1.6. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3, network reachable with low complexity, no attacker privileges, and required user interaction. The scoring indicates integrity impact only, with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Duplicate Theme plugin installed at version 0.1.6 or earlier. The provided sources do not identify affected CPEs or a fixed version.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in KEV, and the provided sources do not report active exploitation. Abuse would require a victim interaction in a WordPress administrative context, consistent with CSRF risk, but public evidence here does not support stronger claims.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The public metadata confirms CSRF, WordPress Duplicate Theme <= 0.1.6, CVSS 4.3, and no KEV listing. It does not provide endpoint details, exploit maturity, or a named fixed version, so validation should stay inventory-focused.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Duplicate Theme plugin.
- Remove the plugin where it is unnecessary.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for an updated fixed release.
- Restrict WordPress administrator access to trusted users.
- Prioritize routine WordPress plugin patch management.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether package duplicate-theme is installed.
- Record installed Duplicate Theme versions across WordPress sites.
- Flag any instance at version 0.1.6 or earlier.
- Review administrative change logs for unexpected theme duplication activity.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
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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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