Cross-Site Request Forgery in Better Search Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4373

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Better Search – Relevant Search Results For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

What is CVE-2021-4373?

The Better Search plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), allowing attackers to exploit this flaw in versions up to and including 2.5.2. By tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, an unauthenticated attacker could import arbitrary settings without the administrator's consent, potentially compromising the site. Users are encouraged to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress * < 2.5.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.