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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12750
CVE-2024-12750:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Competition Form WordPress plugin through version 2.0 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that affects the plugin's settings update functionality. The vulnerability was discovered by Bob Matyas and was publicly disclosed on December 14, 2024. This security issue has been assigned CVE-2024-12750 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating plugin settings. The issue is classified as CWE-352 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium). The vulnerability specifically affects the competition deletion functionality, which can be exploited through specially crafted URLs (WPScan).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to manipulate plugin settings by tricking authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links. The attack could result in unauthorized changes to competition settings and potential deletion of competition entries (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Website administrators running the affected versions of the Competition Form plugin should consider implementing additional security measures or temporarily disabling the plugin until a patch is released (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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