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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-4423
CVE-2021-4423:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2021-4423 affects the RAYS Grid WordPress plugin versions 1.2.2 and below. This security issue was discovered by Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet and was publicly disclosed on August 16, 2021. The vulnerability is related to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) bypass due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the rsgdinsertupdate() function (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper implementation of security controls in the rsgdinsertupdate() function, specifically missing or incorrect nonce validation. The severity of this vulnerability has been assessed as Medium with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Wordfence Intel, NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass CSRF protections, potentially enabling them to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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