VDB-224116 · CVE-2023-28688 · GCVE-0-2023-28688

TH Variation Swatches Plugin up to 1.2.7 on WordPress delete_settings cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TH Variation Swatches Plugin up to 1.2.7 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This affects the function delete_settings. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28688. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TH Variation Swatches Plugin up to 1.2.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function delete_settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ThemeHunk TH Variation Swatches allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects TH Variation Swatches: from n/a through 1.2.7.

The weakness was released 03/27/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-28688 since 03/21/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

TH Variation Swatches Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +5 days 🔍
03/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2026 +1019 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-28688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224116

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2023 23:08
Updated: 01/09/2026 19:37
Changes: 03/27/2023 23:08 (38), 01/09/2026 19:37 (28)
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