CVE-2024-10045 Transients Manager <= 2.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can delete transients by tricking administrators into clicking a 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-2024-10045?
CVE-2024-10045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in smub Transients Manager, published on 23 Oct 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 Transients Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete transients 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-2024-10045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpbeginner Transients Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-10045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x48-m5rh-j93w.