CVE-2021-24379 Comments Like Dislike < 1.1.4 - Add Like/Dislike Bypass
Attackers can bypass client-side restrictions to add unlimited likes or dislikes to any comment, compromising data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24379?
CVE-2021-24379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Comments Like Dislike, published on 21 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comments Like Dislike WordPress plugin before 1.1.4 allows users to like/dislike posted comments, however does not prevent them from replaying the AJAX request to add a like. This allows any user (even unauthenticated) to add unlimited like/dislike to any comment. The plugin appears to have some Restriction modes, such as Cookie Restriction, IP Restrictions, Logged In User Restriction, however, they do not prevent such attack as they only check client side
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wphappycoders Comments Like Dislike.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Comments Like Dislike
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vww6-xqpq-4v62.