WP Plugin Info Card up to 6.2.0 on WordPress ajax_save_custom_plugin cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WP Plugin Info Card up to 6.2.0 on WordPress. This affects the function ajax_save_custom_plugin. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-2023. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP Plugin Info Card up to 6.2.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function ajax_save_custom_plugin. 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:

The WP Plugin Info Card plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ajax_save_custom_plugin() function, which is disabled by prefixing the check with 'false &&'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create or modify custom plugin entries via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/18/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-2023 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346348

Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2026 19:01
Updated: 02/18/2026 11:29
Changes: 02/17/2026 19:01 (51), 02/18/2026 11:29 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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