CVE-2024-9592 Cross-site request forgery in Easy PayPal Gift Certificate
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings and injecting malicious JavaScript via CSRF.
- 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-2024-9592?
CVE-2024-9592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in scottpaterson Easy PayPal Gift Certificate, published on 12 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 Easy PayPal Gift Certificate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpppgc_plugin_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious JavaScript 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-2024-9592?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j6h-3gfw-p2qr.