CVE-2024-2970 News Wall <= 1.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating News Wall plugin settings and modifying news lists via forged requests.
- 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-2024-2970?
CVE-2024-2970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in tsina News Wall, published on 29 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 News Wall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the nwap_newslist_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and modify news lists 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-2024-2970?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-2970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wfj-3c3v-m8pr.