CVE-2024-12279 WP Social AutoConnect <= 4.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into executing malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to potential site compromise.
- 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-2024-12279?
CVE-2024-12279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in justin_k WP Social AutoConnect, published on 4 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 Social AutoConnect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts 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-2024-12279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Social Autoconnect Project Wp Social Autoconnect.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in justin_k WP Social AutoConnect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrxv-486p-m4jq.