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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24735
CVE-2021-24735:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before version 1.9.7 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The plugin lacks proper nonce checks, which affects the "Disable Simultaneous Play" setting functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium) and is tracked as CWE-352. The security issue stems from the absence of nonce checks in the plugin's implementation, making it susceptible to CSRF attacks. The vulnerability specifically affects the "Disable Simultaneous Play" setting functionality (WPScan).
Impact
An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify the "Disable Simultaneous Play" setting of the plugin through a CSRF attack, but only if they can trick an authenticated administrator into triggering the malicious request (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.9.7 of the Compact WP Audio Player plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential CSRF attacks (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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