Splashscreen <= 0.20 - Settings Update via CSRF
Priority LOW 19CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Splashscreen WordPress plugin through 0.20 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Splashscreen | up to 0.20 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Splashscreen VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cochinoman:splashscreen:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.20 | Vulnerable | Cochinoman |
- cpe:2.3:a:cochinoman:splashscreen:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.20 Vulnerable ·Cochinoman
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rrj-g8ch-3g5f
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-6501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rrj-g8ch-3g5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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