CVE-2023-1068

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2023-1068 · Published 27/02/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-1068 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting read more excerpt link (read more excerpt link project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.30%, higher than 22.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
read more excerpt link read_more_excerpt_link_project	`≤ 1.6.0`	No fix yet

Description

The Download Read More Excerpt Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the read_more_excerpt_link_menu_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update he plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

References

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