CVE-2023-52226 in Advanced Flamingo Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 02/28/2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Advanced Flamingo.This issue affects Advanced Flamingo: from n/a through 1.0.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/18/2025
The Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-52226 resides within the Advanced Flamingo plugin, representing a critical security flaw that undermines the integrity of web applications relying on this component. This vulnerability stems from the absence of proper CSRF protection mechanisms within the plugin's request handling processes, creating an exploitable condition that allows malicious actors to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. The affected version range spans from the initial release through version 1.0, indicating that all iterations within this spectrum remain vulnerable to exploitation.
The technical implementation of this CSRF flaw manifests through the plugin's failure to validate the origin of HTTP requests, specifically targeting state-changing operations within the web application. Attackers can construct malicious web pages or emails containing crafted requests that, when executed by a victim who is authenticated to the target application, will perform unintended actions without the user's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and specifically targets the authentication and authorization mechanisms that should prevent unauthorized modifications to application state. This flaw aligns with CWE-352, which defines Cross-Site Request Forgery as a weakness that allows attackers to force authenticated users to execute unwanted actions on web applications.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation, as it can enable attackers to perform critical administrative functions, modify user permissions, alter application configurations, or execute destructive operations within the affected system. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could potentially gain elevated privileges, compromise user accounts, or cause significant disruption to the application's functionality. The attack vector is particularly dangerous because it requires minimal user interaction beyond visiting a malicious page, making it highly effective in phishing campaigns and social engineering attacks. This vulnerability directly violates the principle of least privilege and undermines the security model of the application by allowing unauthorized state changes.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2023-52226 should prioritize immediate patching of the Advanced Flamingo plugin to the latest secure version that implements proper CSRF protection mechanisms. Organizations should implement anti-CSRF tokens within all state-changing requests, ensuring that each request includes a unique, unpredictable value that can be validated by the server. The implementation should follow established security practices including the use of secure, random token generation and proper validation procedures. Additionally, developers should consider implementing the SameSite cookie attributes to prevent cross-origin request forgery attacks. Security teams should conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments to identify other potential CSRF vulnerabilities within the application stack and implement proper input validation and request origin checking. This remediation approach aligns with ATT&CK technique T1531 which focuses on credential access through manipulation of application data, and addresses the broader category of web application security weaknesses that require robust protection against unauthorized user actions.