CVE-2023-6980: veronalabs wp_sms Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-6980 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in veronalabs wp_sms. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 03-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The WP SMS – Messaging & SMS Notification for WordPress, WooCommerce, GravityForms, etc plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'delete' action of the wp-sms-subscribers page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete subscribers via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Veronalabs2 products
Wordpress1 product
- wp-sms≤ 6.5 (fixed in 6.5.1)
2 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/94ad6b51-ff8d-48d5-9a70-1781d13990a5?source=cvePatchThird Party Advisory