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CVE-2023-52136 (GCVE-0-2023-52136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-05 08:33 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress Custom Twitter Feeds (Tweets Widget) Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Smash Balloon Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget.This issue affects Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget: from n/a through 2.1.2.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-05 15:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Smash Balloon Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.1.2 (custom)
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Credits
thiennv (Patchstack Alliance)
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