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CVE-2024-1642: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to and including 4.6.0.1. The vulnerability exists due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'posting_bulk' function (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper validation in the 'posting_bulk' function, specifically related to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This security flaw 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:N/A:L (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts from the WordPress site. The attack can only be successful if an attacker can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction for successful exploitation. An attacker needs to craft a specific request and convince a site administrator to click on a malicious link or perform a specific action (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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