Herd Effects < 5.2.4 - Effect Deletion via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 53Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Herd Effects (Unknown): 5.2.4
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 | Herd Effects | before 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Herd Effects VendorUnknown Affected before 5.2.4 Fixed in 5.2.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:herd_effects:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.2.4 | Vulnerable | Wow-Company |
- cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:herd_effects:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·Wow-Company
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Herd Effects (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5c6-5pcc-f6x9
References
More Wow-Company Herd Effects vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03243 Herd Effects < 5.2.7 - Effect Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-02217 Multiple Plugins from Wow-Company - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-03734 Herd Effects < 5.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-4318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5c6-5pcc-f6x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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