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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-37421
CVE-2024-37421:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affects the JobScout WordPress theme versions up to and including 1.1.4. The vulnerability was discovered by Dhabaleshwar Das and was publicly disclosed on June 28, 2024. The issue has been assigned CVE-2024-37421 and received a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the jobscout_update_admin_notice() function. This security flaw is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and has been assigned a CVSS vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to dismiss notices via forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions such as clicking on a malicious link (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in JobScout theme version 1.1.5. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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