CVE-2023-2079 json
Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin <= 3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
published 2023-07-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-33605
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post, and widget_post functions in versions up to, and including, 3.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins settings, via a forged request granted the attacker can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Patch / fix
- buymeacoffee buy_me_a_coffee 3.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-coffee.php?rev=2319979#L162 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php?rev=2816542 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- buymeacoffee Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2935565%40buymeacoffee&new=2935565%40buymeacoffee&sfp_email=&sf
patch
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-coffee.php?rev=2319979#L162
exploit
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php?rev=2816542
exploit
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6309258e-e4fc-4edf-a771-2d82a9a85a5c?source=cve
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2079
- NVD CVE-2023-2079
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