TI-2023-05418 Aliases CVE-2023-5884 GHSA-4v7r-f8hg-362g

Word Balloon < 4.20.3 - Avatar Removal via CSRF

LOW 29CWE-352Published 2023-12-04 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The Word Balloon WordPress plugin before 4.20.3 does not protect some of its actions against CSRF attacks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged in user to delete arbitrary avatars by clicking a link.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Word Balloon (Unknown): 4.20.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Word Balloon	before 4.20.3	4.20.3	Patch available	CNA

Word Balloon VendorUnknown Affected before 4.20.3 Fixed in 4.20.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:back2nature:word_balloon::::::wordpress::*	before 4.20.3	Vulnerable	Back2nature

cpe:2.3:a:back2nature:word_balloon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.20.3 Vulnerable ·Back2nature

Remediation

Fix · CNA Word Balloon (Unknown) Fixed in 4.20.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5884
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v7r-f8hg-362g

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4a7937c-6f4b-49dd-b88a-67ebe718ad19

TI-2022-04347 Word Balloon < 4.19.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-23650 WordPress Word Balloon plugin <= 4.21.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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