WP News <= 1.1.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 62Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The WP News WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 does not have CSRF check when activating plugins, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins activate arbitrary plugins present on the blog via a CSRF attack
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP News | up to 1.1.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP News VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.1.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:wp_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.1.9 | Vulnerable | devitemsllc |
- cpe:2.3:a:hasthemes:wp_news:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·devitemsllc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j5r-cjxh-v636
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-0502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j5r-cjxh-v636 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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