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CVE-2024-3477: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Popup Box WordPress plugin before version 2.2.7 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-3477. The vulnerability was discovered on April 11, 2024, and affects the bulk actions functionality of the plugin (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF checks in certain bulk actions within the Popup Box WordPress plugin. This security flaw is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) (WPScan).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to make logged-in administrators perform unwanted actions without their consent, specifically including the ability to delete popups through CSRF attacks (WPScan).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by crafting a malicious HTML file that targets valid popup IDs and tricking an authenticated administrator into opening it (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.2.7 of the Popup Box WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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