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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-4427
CVE-2021-4427:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Vuukle Comments, Reactions, Share Bar, Revenue plugin for WordPress (versions up to 3.4.31) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the /admin/partials/free-comments-for-wordpress-vuukle-admin-display.php file (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-4427 and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue stems from improper implementation of security controls in the plugin's admin interface, specifically the lack of proper nonce validation in the admin display file (Wordfence).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings through forged requests if they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Website administrators should update the Vuukle Comments, Reactions, Share Bar, Revenue plugin to a version newer than 3.4.31 to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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