# CVE-2024-0428: Index Now <= 2.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via reset_form

> Attackers can trick administrators into deleting arbitrary site options via a forged request in the Index Now WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **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:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5q8j-7rff-2fw6

## What is CVE-2024-0428?

CVE-2024-0428 is a high-severity vulnerability in properfraction CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor, published on 5 Feb 2024. 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 Index Now plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'reset_form' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary site options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0428?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kobzarev Index Now.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0428 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0428 is a high-severity vulnerability in properfraction CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor, published on 5 Feb 2024. 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-2024-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: properfraction CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor. 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-2024-0428/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0428/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0428
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0428
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0428

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0428/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.