CVE-2023-2717 json
Groundhogg <= 2.7.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Disable All Plugins
published 2023-05-20 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34181
- cvss
- 5.4
- 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 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Groundhogg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8. This is due to missing nonce validation on the 'enable_safe_mode' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable safe mode, which disables all other plugins, via a forged request if they can successfully trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. A warning message about safe mode is displayed to the admin, which can be easily disabled.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af73240c-b711-4e91-9998-5f7e6a9a4fb9?source=cve
third-party-advisory
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/groundhogg/tags/2.7.9.8/admin/help/help-page.php#L67
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2914493/groundhogg/tags/2.7.10/admin/help/help-page.php
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2717
- NVD CVE-2023-2717
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