# CVE-2024-6857: WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Header/Footer/Body Script Update via CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in admins into modifying header, footer, and body scripts via CSRF, allowing unauthorized content changes.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9cjm-fv5h-54p6

## What is CVE-2024-6857?

CVE-2024-6857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP MultiTasking, published on 9 Apr 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 WP MultiTasking  WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not have CSRF check when updating its Header, Footer and Body Script Settings, which could allow attackers to make logged admins perform such action via a CSRF attack

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6857?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ngothang Wp Multitasking.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6857 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6857 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP MultiTasking

- [CVE-2024-6852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6852/): WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Settings Update via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-6853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6853/): WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Welcome Popup Update via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-6855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6855/): WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Exit Popup Update via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-6856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6856/): WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - SMTP Settings Update via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-6859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6859/): WP MultiTasking <= 0.1.12 - Reflected XSS via Shortcode (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6857 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP MultiTasking, published on 9 Apr 2025. 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-2024-6857 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP MultiTasking. 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-2024-6857/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6857/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6857
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6857
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6857

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6857/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.