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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-37450
CVE-2024-37450:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Benevolent theme for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (CVE-2024-37450) in versions up to and including 1.3.4. The vulnerability was discovered by Dhabaleshwar Das and publicly disclosed on June 28, 2024 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the benevolentupdateadmin_notice() function. The CVSS score is rated as 4.3 (medium), and it is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss notices via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.3.5 of the Benevolent theme. 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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