CVE-2021-24784
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WP Admin Logo Changer WordPress plugin through version 1.0 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-24784. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher apple502j and publicly disclosed on November 15, 2021. This security issue affects the plugin's settings update functionality (WPScan, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when saving plugin settings. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to manipulate plugin settings through a CSRF attack, provided they can trick an authenticated administrator into triggering the malicious request. The impact is primarily focused on the integrity of plugin settings, with no direct effect on confidentiality or availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the last update, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the WP Admin Logo Changer plugin should consider implementing additional security measures or evaluating alternative solutions (WPScan).

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