CVE-2024-0592 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Attackers can trick admins into adding related posts, allowing unauthorized access to draft and password-protected content via CSRF.
- 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-2024-0592?
CVE-2024-0592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in barrykooij Related Posts for WordPress, published on 13 Mar 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 Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_create_link() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add related posts to other posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This ultimately makes it possible for attackers to view draft and password protected posts.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Never5 Related Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in barrykooij Related Posts for WordPress
- CVE-2015-9361 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2022-3506 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp
- CVE-2021-24180 Related Posts for WordPress < 2.0.4 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-24482 Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh53-w78f-76fc.