CVE-2024-13337 Cross-site request forgery in Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, compromising site configuration.

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-2024-13337?

CVE-2024-13337 is a medium-severity vulnerability in creativemotion Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer, published on 12 Apr 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 Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'setup-wbcr_clearfy' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins 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-2024-13337?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cm-Wp Clearfy.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13337?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-13337 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13337 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vrxr-m7fq-2cgf.

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