WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'setIgnore'
Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the setIgnore function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00316 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoomUnited | WP Meta SEO | up to 4.5.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Meta SEO VendorJoomUnited Affected up to 4.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | JoomUnited |
- cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·JoomUnited
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1028
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcr4-843q-3v56
References
Patch 2
More JoomUnited Wp Meta Seo vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01305 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00830 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00831 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-06363 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-06364 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-30499 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-1028 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1028 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcr4-843q-3v56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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