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CVE-2023-4209: poeditor vulnerability
CVE-2023-4209: medium vulnerability affecting poeditor. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 12.31%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- poeditor
What is known
The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-4209, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) affecting poeditor, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether poeditor is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.