# CVE-2024-2376: WPQA < 6.1.1 - Arbitrary Category and Tag Follow/Unfollow via CSRF

> Attackers can force logged-in users to follow or unfollow categories and tags via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the WPQA Builder plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h3q5-gjcc-wrm3

## What is CVE-2024-2376?

CVE-2024-2376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder, published on 3 Jul 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 WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 6.1.1 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2376?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 2code Wpqa Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2376?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2376 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2376 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2376 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WPQA Builder

- [CVE-2022-3688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3688/): WPQA < 5.9 - Follow/Unfollow via CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1597/): WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-2375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2375/): WPQA < 6.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-1051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1051/): WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-1598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1598/): WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2376 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2376 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WPQA Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2376/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2376/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2376
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2376
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2376

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2376/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.