CVE-2023-5772: Debug Log Manager <= 2.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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: none known
Published: 2023-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Debug Log Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the clear_log() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the debug log via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

Bowo Debug Log Manager: through 2.2.1

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debug-log-manager/tags/2.2.0/classes/class-debug-log.php#L822
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debug-log-manager/tags/2.2.2/classes/class-debug-log.php#L828
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5772-debug-log-manager-csrf-to-clear-error-logs-poc/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e539549-1125-4b0e-aa3c-c8844041c23a?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debug-log-manager/tags/2.2.0/classes/class-debug-log.php#L822
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debug-log-manager/tags/2.2.2/classes/class-debug-log.php#L828
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e539549-1125-4b0e-aa3c-c8844041c23a?source=cve

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