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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24766
CVE-2021-24766:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors WordPress plugin before version 3.0.9 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by apple502j on October 11, 2021, and was assigned CVE-2021-24766 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when cleaning logs in the plugin. The issue has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium) and is classified under CWE-352. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trick an authenticated administrator into deleting all logs from the plugin by making them visit a maliciously crafted webpage that triggers the log deletion action (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.0.9 of the 404 to 301 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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