CVE-2024-12545 Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests <= 2.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via reset_installation Function
Unauthenticated attackers can reset the plugin installation 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-2024-12545?
CVE-2024-12545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in akashmalik Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more, 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 Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin’s installation 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-2024-12545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Appsmav Scratch \& Win.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j44-rhhg-r43v.