Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-52145 is a CSRF issue in the WordPress Republish Old Posts plugin through version 1.21. It could let an attacker cause a logged-in user’s browser to perform an unintended plugin-related action. The published impact is limited to low integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact stated.
Executive priority
Treat this as a routine but real WordPress hygiene issue. It is not marked as actively exploited and has medium severity, but affected public websites should be found and remediated during normal patch cycles.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery affecting package republish-old-posts through 1.21. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites that have Marios Alexandrou Republish Old Posts installed at version 1.21 or earlier. The provided sources do not identify other affected products or platforms.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires user interaction and would be expected to affect integrity only at a low level, based on the CVSS vector.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse beyond the CVE metadata and Patchstack entry. Do not assume exploit availability, affected versions beyond through 1.21, or a specific patched version unless confirmed from vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the republish-old-posts plugin.
- Identify any installations running version 1.21 or earlier.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version.
- Update if a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no safe update is available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin versions across managed WordPress sites.
- Review plugin release notes or vendor advisories for remediation status.
- Check whether exposed sites still run version 1.21 or earlier.
- Review administrative logs for unexpected post republishing or plugin setting changes.
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)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.