CVE-2024-9588 Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields <= 1.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Taxonomy Meta Add/Delete
Attackers can trick administrators into adding or deleting taxonomy meta via CSRF, requiring user interaction to modify site data.
- 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-2024-9588?
CVE-2024-9588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in amu02aftab Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields, published on 22 Oct 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 Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpaft_option_page' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add and delete taxonomy meta, 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-2024-9588?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aftabhusain Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in amu02aftab Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxw9-j8r3-33w6.