CVE-2023-45836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in XYDAC Ultimate Taxonomy Manager plugin <= 2.0 versions.

Published: 2023-10-16

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

XYDAC

Ultimate Taxonomy Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xydac:ultimate_taxonomy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-50106	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in XYDAC Ultimate Taxonomy Manager plugin <= 2.0 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00147.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ultimate-taxonomy-manager/wordpress-ultimate-taxonomy-manager-plugin-2-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Xydac Ultimate Taxonomy Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-16T10:25:31.935Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:44.688Z

Reserved: 2023-10-13T15:14:01.755Z

Link: CVE-2023-45836

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:29:32.484Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T11:15:45.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:27.457

Link: CVE-2023-45836

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

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