# CVE-2024-5028: CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin < 1.3.9 - Plugin Reset via CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in users into resetting the plugin configuration via CSRF, potentially disrupting site search and replace functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-238h-vq9j-vxxx

## What is CVE-2024-5028?

CVE-2024-5028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin, published on 13 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 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-2024-5028?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cminds Cm Search and Replace.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5028 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5028 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin

- [CVE-2023-31228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31228/): WordPress CM On Demand Search And Replace Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-28749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28749/): WordPress CM On Demand Search And Replace Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin, published on 13 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2024-5028 exists.

Affected product: Unknown CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin. 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-2024-5028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5028/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.