# 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.

- **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:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f2c-7wmp-gmrf

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7423?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24772/): Stream < 3.8.2 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-4384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4384/): Stream < 3.9.2 - Subscriber+ Alert Creation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-43490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43490/): WordPress Stream Plugin <= 3.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-43450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43450/): WordPress Stream Plugin <= 3.9.2 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7423 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: xwp Stream. 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-2024-7423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7423/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7423
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7423
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7423

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7423/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.