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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-13683
CVE-2024-13683:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Automate Hub Free by Sperse.IO plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 1.7.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 23, 2025, and is tracked as CVE-2024-13683. The issue affects the 'automate_hub' page functionality of the plugin (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'automate_hub' page. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update an activation status via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The plugin has been closed as of December 30, 2024, due to security issues and is no longer available for download from the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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