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MediumCVE-2023-33923

Multiple Themes (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Activation

Viral News: Currently marked unpatchedHashOne: Currently marked unpatchedViral: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-1.4.5; *-1.3.0; *-1.8.0

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

Several themes for WordPress are vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin() function called via an AJAX action in various versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.

Viral News

Affected versions: *-1.4.5

Patched versions: 1.4.6

HashOne

Affected versions: *-1.3.0

Patched versions: 1.3.1

Viral

Affected versions: *-1.8.0

Patched versions: 1.8.1

Researcher credit: Dave Jong

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Original Wordfence record
Published
May 30, 2023
CVSS
4.3
MediumCVE-2023-33923

Multiple Themes (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Activation

Viral News: Currently marked unpatchedHashOne: Currently marked unpatchedViral: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-1.4.5; *-1.3.0; *-1.8.0

Vulnerability type: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

Several themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation on the activate_plugin() function called via an AJAX action in various versions of the themes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate arbitrary plugins via a forged request, if they can trick an authenticated user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Viral News

Affected versions: *-1.4.5

Patched versions: 1.4.6

HashOne

Affected versions: *-1.3.0

Patched versions: 1.3.1

Viral

Affected versions: *-1.8.0

Patched versions: 1.8.1

Researcher credit: Dave Jong

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Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc.

Defiant hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute this software vulnerability information. Any copy of the software vulnerability information you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you include a hyperlink to this vulnerability record and reproduce Defiant's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

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This record contains material that is subject to copyright

Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation

CVE Usage: MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

Licence reference

Original Wordfence record
Published
May 30, 2023
CVSS
4.3

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

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