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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-4393
CVE-2021-4393:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-4393 affects the eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress in versions up to 3.0.17. The vulnerability was discovered by Jerome Bruandet of NinTechNet and was publicly disclosed on March 1, 2021 (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) bypass that exists due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 4.3 (Medium) (NVD, Wordfence Intel).
Impact
This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions through CSRF attacks by bypassing the intended security controls (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than 3.0.17 of the eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress to address this vulnerability (Wordfence Intel).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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