CVE-2024-38732
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in VolThemes Patricia Blog WordPress theme, affecting versions up to and including 1.2. The vulnerability was identified on July 11, 2024, by security researcher Dhabaleshwar Das (WPScan, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function within the Patricia Blog theme. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions by tricking site administrators into performing specific actions, such as clicking on malicious links. The attack requires user interaction and can lead to unauthorized state changes on the affected website (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known official fix available for this vulnerability. The issue affects Patricia Blog theme versions up to and including 1.2 (WPScan).

Additional resources


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