CVE-2023-4209

POEditor < 0.9.8 - Settings Reset via CSRF

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Published Aug 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.

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

Unknown

POEditor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 0.9.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:poeditor:poeditor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54083	The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.252% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2c6fa7d-1b0f-444b-8ca5-8c1c06cea1d9

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Poeditor Poeditor

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Aug 30, 2023, 2:22 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:18 PM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2023, 1:52 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:17 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:17 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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