Description
The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_move_object function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link leading them to perform actions intended for administrators such as changing the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
Published: 2023-02-07
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12751 The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_move_object function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link leading them to perform actions intended for administrators such as changing the folder structure maintained by the plugin.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Wicked Folders <= 2.18.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery on ajax_move_object
Weaknesses CWE-352
References

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:27:42.150Z

Reserved: 2023-02-07T17:17:23.195Z

Link: CVE-2023-0723

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:24:33.117Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-07T23:15:09.067

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:03.307

Link: CVE-2023-0723

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses