Description
The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Published: 2023-02-27
Score: 4.3 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-2023-23358 The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Download Read More Excerpt Link <= 1.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Subscriptions

Read More Excerpt Link Project Read More Excerpt Link
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:32:53.342Z

Reserved: 2023-02-27T13:28:49.110Z

Link: CVE-2023-1068

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:32:46.294Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T14:15:10.497

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:50.850

Link: CVE-2023-1068

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses