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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-24706
CVE-2024-24706:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affects Forum One WP-CFM plugin versions through 1.7.8. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Nguyen Xuan Chien on August 22, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on January 31, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) with a CVSS severity rating of 5.4 (Low). This security issue allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability could enable malicious actors to force authenticated users to perform unintended actions within the WP-CFM plugin without their knowledge or consent (Patchstack).
Exploitability
The vulnerability has been assessed with a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited. It requires no authentication for exploitation (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to WP-CFM version 1.7.9 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in version 1.7.9 (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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