CVE-2024-6719
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Offload Videos WordPress plugin before version 1.0.1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 5, 2024, affecting the plugin's settings update functionality. This security issue is tracked as CVE-2024-6719 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists due to the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating the plugin's settings. This security flaw allows low-privilege users to modify plugin settings through a CSRF attack. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) and is classified under CWE-352 (WPScan).

Impact

If successfully exploited, an attacker could manipulate the plugin's settings, including Amazon S3 bucket configurations, API keys, and streaming service settings, potentially leading to unauthorized access to media storage and streaming services (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.1 of the Offload Videos WordPress plugin. Site administrators are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

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