CVE-2024-10789 WP User Profile Avatar <= 1.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via CSRF, potentially altering access controls.
- 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-2024-10789?
CVE-2024-10789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpeventmanager WP User Profile Avatar, published on 16 Jan 2025. 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 WP User Profile Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wpupa_user_admin() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins setting which controls access to the functionality 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-2024-10789?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-10789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75xp-67gh-j85r.