Cross-Site Request Forgery in Custom Twitter Feeds Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-0379

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget Or X Feed Widget
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 February 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-0379?

The Custom Twitter Feeds plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) due to inadequate nonce validation within the ctf_auto_save_tokens function. This flaw enables attackers to manipulate the site’s Twitter API tokens and secrets by tricking site administrators into executing unauthorized actions, such as clicking on malicious links. It is essential for users to be aware of this risk and implement measures to safeguard their WordPress installations.

Affected Version(s)

Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 0 <= 2.2.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-0379
Created by kodaichodai

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Justin Gardner
Kodai Kubono
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