CVE-2021-4384 WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery <= 1.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can modify image galleries by tricking administrators into clicking a malicious link due to missing nonce validation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-4384?
CVE-2021-4384 is a medium-severity vulnerability in origincode WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery, published on 1 Jul 2023. 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 WordPress Photo Gallery – Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the load_images_thumbnail() and edit_gallery() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit galleries via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4384?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Origincode Photo-Contest.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4384?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-4384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4384 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45w7-m692-r6f9.