Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Disable All Plugins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This is due to missing nonce validation on the 'enable_safe_mode' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable safe mode, which disables all other plugins, via a forged request if they can successfully trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. A warning message about safe mode is displayed to the admin, which can be easily disabled.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trainingbusinesspros | Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation | up to 2.7.9.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation Vendortrainingbusinesspros Affected up to 2.7.9.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.7.9.8 | Vulnerable | trainingbusinesspros |
- cpe:2.3:a:groundhogg:groundhogg:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.7.9.8 Vulnerable ·trainingbusinesspros
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9rg-g68w-jqgv
References
Advisory 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af73240c-b711-4e91-9998-5f7e6a9a4fb9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/help/help-page.php#L67
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/help/help-page.php
More trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01346 Groundhogg Contacts < 2.7.9.4 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-11742 The groundhogg plugin before 1.3.5 for WordPress has… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17022 WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02563 Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-17023 WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2024-24779 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 3.4.2.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-2717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9rg-g68w-jqgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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