Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-51528 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress AI Power plugin. An attacker could trick a logged-in user into making an unintended change. The documented impact is limited integrity impact, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for routine WordPress patch management, not emergency response, unless the plugin is widely deployed on business-critical sites or privileged users frequently administer those sites.
Technical view
The sources describe CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Senol Sahin AI Power: Complete AI Pack - Powered by GPT-4, package gpt3-ai-content-generator, affecting versions through 1.8.12. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running AI Power: Complete AI Pack - Powered by GPT-4, also identified as gpt3-ai-content-generator, at version 1.8.12 or earlier.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires user interaction and appears to depend on tricking an authenticated browser session into sending an unwanted request.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and does not identify the vulnerable action, endpoint, nonce failure, patch version, or proof-of-concept. Do not assume exploitability beyond the stated CSRF class, CVSS vector, and affected version boundary.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the AI Power or gpt3-ai-content-generator plugin.
- Flag installed versions 1.8.12 or earlier for review.
- Check Patchstack, CVE, and vendor guidance for fixed versions or mitigations.
- Apply the vendor-supported update or mitigation when identified.
- Limit administrative browsing from logged-in WordPress sessions where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record exact plugin version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Treat version 1.8.12 or earlier as potentially affected.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance before closing.
- Review change logs or release notes for CSRF-related fixes.
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
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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.