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CVE-2023-5884: Word Balloon < 4.20.3 - Avatar Removal via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2023-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Word Balloon WordPress plugin before 4.20.3 does not protect some of its actions against CSRF attacks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged in user to delete arbitrary avatars by clicking a link.

Affected products

• Word Balloon: before 4.20.3 — fixed in 4.20.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Word Balloon 4.20.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4a7937c-6f4b-49dd-b88a-67ebe718ad19
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f4a7937c-6f4b-49dd-b88a-67ebe718ad19

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