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CVE-2021-4373:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-4373 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the Better Search WordPress plugin in versions up to 2.5.2. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on March 1, 2021, and was discovered by Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a significant security risk. The issue specifically relates to the settings import functionality in the Better Search WordPress plugin (Wordfence).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could allow an attacker to manipulate the plugin's settings through unauthorized requests, potentially affecting the website's search functionality and security (Wordfence).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update their Better Search plugin to a version newer than 2.5.2 to address this vulnerability (Wordfence).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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