CVE-2024-10040 Infinite-Scroll <= 2.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying Infinite-Scroll plugin settings via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.
- 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-2024-10040?
CVE-2024-10040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in paulirish-1 Infinite-Scroll, published on 18 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Infinite-Scroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_ajax_edit and process_ajax_delete function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to plugin settings 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-2024-10040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infinite-Scroll Infinite-Scroll.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-10040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg44-qvwx-rm6p.