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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-7984
CVE-2024-7984:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Joy Of Text Lite WordPress plugin through version 2.3.1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in its settings update functionality. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on July 11, 2024, and has been assigned CVE-2024-7984. This security issue affects the plugin's settings update mechanism (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating the plugin's settings. The severity of this vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (CISA-ADP).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to modify the plugin's settings by tricking an authenticated administrator into performing unwanted actions through a CSRF attack (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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