CVE-2024-9649 WP ULike <= 4.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Statistic Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete engagement statistics by tricking administrators into clicking a malicious link due to missing nonce validation.
- 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-2024-9649?
CVE-2024-9649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in alimir WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback, published on 16 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 WP ULike – The Ultimate Engagement Toolkit for Websites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_ulike_delete_history_api() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete engagements 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-2024-9649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpulike Wp Ulike.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9649 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in alimir WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback
- CVE-2024-1797 SQL injection in WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for Engagement and Feedback
- CVE-2024-1572 WP ULike <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- CVE-2024-1759 WP ULike <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2025-22738 WordPress WP ULike plugin <= 4.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fm9q-9f53-5p3p.