CVE-2024-1785 Contests by Rewards Fuel <= 2.0.62 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can trick users into updating plugin settings and injecting malicious JavaScript via Cross-Site Request Forgery.
- 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-2024-1785?
CVE-2024-1785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in rewardsfuel Contests by Rewards Fuel, published on 20 Mar 2024. 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 Contests by Rewards Fuel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.62. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_handler() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site's user with the edit_posts capability into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1785?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6w7-v73w-6pw3.