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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2023-6501 json

Splashscreen <= 0.20 - Settings Update via CSRF

published 2024-02-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58732

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Splashscreen WordPress plugin through 0.20 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd19189b-de04-44b6-8ac9-0c32399a8976/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • magos-securitas.com https://magos-securitas.com/txt/CVE-2023-6501.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 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

  • Unknown Splashscreen

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
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References

Sources

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