CVE-2023-1029 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Joomunited	Wp Meta Seo

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-23321	The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-02-24T19:25:31.865Z

Updated: 2025-01-13T17:04:27.631Z

Reserved: 2023-02-24T19:23:24.418Z

Link: CVE-2023-1029

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:32:46.292Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-24T20:15:16.447

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:38:18.977

Link: CVE-2023-1029

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-1029", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence", "dateReserved": "2023-02-24T19:23:24.418Z", "datePublished": "2023-02-24T19:25:31.865Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T17:04:27.631Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-02-24T19:25:31.865Z"}, "affected": [{"vendor": "joomunited", "product": "WP Meta SEO", "versions": [{"version": "*", "status": "affected", "lessThanOrEqual": "4.5.3", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link."}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"}}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Marco Wotschka"}], "timeline": [{"time": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Discovered"}, {"time": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"time": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Disclosed"}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T05:32:46.292Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-01-13T16:26:10.980923Z", "id": "CVE-2023-1029", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T17:04:27.631Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T05:32:46.292Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-1029", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-01-13T16:26:10.980923Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T16:26:12.286Z"}}], "cna": {"credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Marco Wotschka"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "joomunited", "product": "WP Meta SEO", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "*", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "4.5.3"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Discovered"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-02-23T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-02-24T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Disclosed"}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-02-24T19:25:31.865Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-1029", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T17:04:27.631Z", "dateReserved": "2023-02-24T19:23:24.418Z", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "datePublished": "2023-02-24T19:25:31.865Z", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4E214F57-89F8-4B8B-AF7A-7104AF2A1794", "versionEndIncluding": "4.5.3", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the regenerateSitemaps function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to regenerate Sitemaps via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento WP Meta SEO para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Request Forgery en versiones hasta la 4.5.3 incluida. Esto se debe a una validaci\u00f3n nonce faltante o incorrecta en la funci\u00f3n regenerateSitemaps. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados regeneren mapas de sitio a trav\u00e9s de una solicitud falsificada, siempre que puedan enga\u00f1ar a un administrador del sitio para que realice una acci\u00f3n como hacer clic en un enlace."}], "id": "CVE-2023-1029", "lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:38:18.977", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 1.4, "source": "security@wordfence.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 1.4, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2023-02-24T20:15:16.447", "references": [{"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2"}, {"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/764aec73-f291-4372-9dde-812ffaf025ed"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-352"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}