Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in WP Statistics Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4333

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Statistics
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2023

What is CVE-2021-4333?

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress exhibits a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in versions up to 13.1.1 due to inadequate nonce validation in the view() function. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute actions, such as activating or deactivating plugins, by tricking site administrators into clicking malicious links, thereby gaining unauthorized access and control over the site.

Affected Version(s)

WP Statistics * <= 13.1.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ramuel Gall
.