VulnerabilityPublished 9 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-22675: Taylor Hawkes WP Fast Cache · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affects Taylor Hawkes WP Fast CacheSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Taylor Hawkes WP Fast Cache	Affected <=1.5	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

First, restrict access to WordPress admin accounts and enforce strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, to limit the pool of users who could be targeted for CSRF attacks. Second, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules that detect and block suspicious cross-site requests or anomalous HTTP headers indicative of CSRF attempts. Third, disable or limit the use of the WP Fast Cache plugin until a patch is released, or consider switching to alternative caching plugins with verified security postures. Fourth, educate users and administrators about phishing and social engineering risks to reduce the likelihood of user interaction with malicious content. Fifth, monitor web server and application logs for unusual cache-related requests or changes in cache behavior that could indicate exploitation attempts. Finally, stay informed about updates from the plugin vendor and apply patches immediately once available. For developers or site administrators with technical capability, adding custom nonce verification or CSRF tokens to plugin actions can provide interim protection.

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Taylor Hawkes WP Fast Cache allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Fast Cache: from n/a through 1.5.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2023-22675 lies in the potential unauthorized modification of caching configurations or cache clearing operations, which can degrade website performance and user experience. While this does not directly expose sensitive data or cause service outages, it undermines the integrity of the web application environment. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability could disrupt content delivery, causing delays or inconsistencies in website content served to end users. This could affect e-commerce platforms, government portals, and other critical web services relying on WordPress caching for responsiveness. Additionally, successful exploitation could serve as a stepping stone for more complex attacks by destabilizing the web infrastructure. Organizations with high traffic websites or those handling sensitive user interactions may face reputational damage or loss of customer trust if their sites behave erratically due to cache manipulation. The requirement for user interaction and an authenticated session somewhat limits the scope, but social engineering or phishing campaigns could facilitate exploitation. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as attackers often develop exploits once vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed.

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Compound weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumCWE Top 25 (2025): #3OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation
Ensure that the application is free of cross-site scripting issues (CWE-79), because most CSRF defenses can be bypassed using attacker-controlled script.
Architecture and Design
Generate a unique nonce for each form, place the nonce into the form, and verify the nonce upon receipt of the form. Be sure that the nonce is not predictable (CWE-330).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
REST Assessment (opens in a new tab)
REST Security (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization Testing Automation (opens in a new tab)
Insecure Direct Object Reference Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.2.3 (opens in a new tab)
V4.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
V13.3.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Domain Search Timing (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Identification (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-fast-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-fast-cache-plugin-1-5-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Dec 2025, 17:16 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-352

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