CVE-2023-23983

WordPress Responsive Vertical Icon Menu Plugin <= 1.5.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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Published Feb 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin <= 1.5.8 can lead to theme deletion.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wpdevart

Responsive Vertical Icon Menu

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.5.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpdevart:responsive_vertical_icon_menu:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.5.9 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28047	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin <= 1.5.8 can lead to theme deletion.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.228% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpdevart-vertical-menu/wordpress-responsive-vertical-icon-menu-plugin-1-5-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-leading-to-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Jan 13, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Feb 28, 2023, 2:36 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2023, 9:29 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:49 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:49 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 28, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

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