CVE-2023-4318 | BDVDB-2026-211586 Detail

Herd Effects

Description#

The Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.4 does not have CSRF when deleting its items, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary effects via a CSRF attack

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93b40030-3706-4063-bf59-4ec983afdbb6

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93b40030-3706-4063-bf59-4ec983afdbb6

History#

Version 12023-09-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-23Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-09-11
Last modified: 2025-04-23

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Herd Effects

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 16.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 5.2.4
Fixed
5.2.4

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).