CVE-2024-13518 Simple:Press <= 6.10.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Unauthorized Post Editing
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying forum posts via forged requests due to missing nonce validation in the Simple:Press plugin.
- 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-2024-13518?
CVE-2024-13518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in simplepress Simple:Press Forum, published on 1 Mar 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 Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post 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-2024-13518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplepress Simplepress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in simplepress Simple:Press Forum
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fv9-v5wm-569w.