CVE-2024-7423 Stream <= 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating arbitrary options, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2024-7423?
CVE-2024-7423 is a high-severity vulnerability in xwp Stream, published on 13 Sep 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 Stream plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the network_options_action() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can lead to DoS or privilege escalation 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-2024-7423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xwp Stream.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-7423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in xwp Stream
- CVE-2021-24772 Stream < 3.8.2 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-4384 Stream < 3.9.2 - Subscriber+ Alert Creation
- CVE-2022-43490 WordPress Stream Plugin <= 3.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2022-43450 WordPress Stream Plugin <= 3.9.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f2c-7wmp-gmrf.