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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43117
CVE-2024-43117:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in WPMU DEV's Hummingbird WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 3.9.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and was publicly disclosed on August 7, 2024 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a low severity impact. The security issue is classified under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Broken Access Control (Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability could potentially allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. However, the specific impact is considered to have a low severity and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.9.2 of the Hummingbird plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.9.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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