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CVE-2023-4209: POEditor < 0.9.8 - Settings Reset via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The POEditor WordPress plugin before 0.9.8 does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin's settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.

Affected products

• POEditor: before 0.9.8 — fixed in 0.9.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: POEditor 0.9.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2c6fa7d-1b0f-444b-8ca5-8c1c06cea1d9
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2c6fa7d-1b0f-444b-8ca5-8c1c06cea1d9

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