Unauthenticated Attackers Can Trick Site Admins into Modifying Taxonomy Meta
CVE-2024-9588

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Category And Taxonomy Meta Fields
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 October 2024

What is CVE-2024-9588?

The Category and Taxonomy Meta Fields plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to inadequate nonce validation in the 'wpaft_option_page' function. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing actions such as adding or deleting taxonomy metadata through crafted links. Proper nonce validation is essential for ensuring that requests originate from valid users, thus preventing unauthorized changes and ensuring the integrity of taxonomy data.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-custom-taxo...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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