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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-56218
CVE-2024-56218:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in the Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 5.0.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and was publicly disclosed on December 19, 2024 (Patchstack Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-56218 and received 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 as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD Database).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The severity is considered low to medium impact and is unlikely to be widely exploited (Patchstack Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.0.2 of the Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension plugin. Users are advised to update to version 5.0.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack Database).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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