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CVE-2024-3471: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Button Generator WordPress plugin before version 3.0 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-3471. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on April 11, 2024, affecting the bulk deletion functionality of the plugin (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms in the bulk deletion feature. This security flaw has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.4 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating a network-accessible vulnerability requiring high privileges and user interaction (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into deleting buttons from the plugin via a CSRF attack. The impact is limited to the manipulation of button elements within the plugin's functionality (WPScan).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires an attacker to craft a malicious HTML file and convince an authenticated administrator to open it. A proof of concept exists demonstrating the exploitation method (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Button Generator version 3.0. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).

Additional resources


Source: This report was generated using AI

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