CVE-2023-4318

Herd Effects < 5.2.4 - Effect Deletion via CSRF

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Published Sep 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.4 does not have CSRF when deleting its items, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary effects via a CSRF attack

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

Herd Effects

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 5.2.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:herd_effects:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-54184	The Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.4 does not have CSRF when deleting its items, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary effects via a CSRF attack

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/93b40030-3706-4063-bf59-4ec983afdbb6

History

Apr 23, 2025 5:15 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

Wow-company Herd Effects

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 7:46 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:17 PM
Reserved: Aug 14, 2023, 8:03 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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