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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-38766
CVE-2024-38766:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Matomo Analytics affecting versions through 5.1.1. The vulnerability was reported on February 23, 2024, and publicly disclosed on July 12, 2024. This security issue allows potential Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks against the WordPress Matomo Analytics plugin (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base 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) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The severity impact is considered low and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.1.2 of the Matomo Analytics plugin. Users are advised to update to version 5.1.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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