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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-6321
CVE-2024-6321:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The ScrollTo Bottom plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability that leads to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to and including 1.1.1. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by István Márton from Wordfence, with public disclosure on July 8, 2024 (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing nonce validation and file type validation in the 'options_page' function. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD Database).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server, potentially enabling remote code execution if they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions like clicking on a malicious link (NVD Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Website administrators running the affected versions of the ScrollTo Bottom plugin should update to a version newer than 1.1.1 as soon as possible (NVD Database).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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