Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in WP-BibTeX Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12005

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP-bibtex
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2025

What is CVE-2024-12005?

The WP-BibTeX plugin for WordPress allows for a Cross-Site Request Forgery due to insufficient nonce validation in the wp_bibtex_option_page() function. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to execute unauthorized actions by tricking a site administrator into clicking on a malicious link. All versions of the plugin up to and including 3.0.1 are susceptible, emphasizing the need for prompt updates and enhanced security measures.

Affected Version(s)

WP-BibTeX * <= 3.0.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-bibtex/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-bibtex/trun...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dale Mavers
.