# CVE-2021-24805: DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.4 - Multiple CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in users into modifying comments or question statuses via CSRF in the DW Question & Answer Pro plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5j45-463h-x7wv

## What is CVE-2021-24805?

CVE-2021-24805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown DW Question Answer Pro, published on 25 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not properly check for CSRF in some of its functions, allowing attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions, such as update a comment or a question status.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24805?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Designwall Dw Question \& Answer.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown DW Question Answer Pro

- [CVE-2021-4408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4408/): DW Question & Answer <= 1.5.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2021-24800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24800/): DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Comment Edition via IDOR (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24805 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown DW Question Answer Pro, published on 25 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown DW Question Answer Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24805/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24805/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24805
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24805
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24805

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24805/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.