Unauthenticated attackers can delete engagements via forged requests
CVE-2024-9649

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Ulike – All-in-one Engagement Toolkit
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 October 2024

What is CVE-2024-9649?

The WP ULike plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability that affects all versions up to and including 4.7.4. This issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation within the wp_ulike_delete_history_api() function. As a result, unauthenticated attackers may exploit this vulnerability to delete user engagements, provided they can deceive an administrator into executing a specific action, such as clicking on a malicious link. It is essential for WordPress site owners using this plugin to take immediate steps to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

WP ULike – All-in-One Engagement Toolkit * <= 4.7.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://github.com/WordpressPluginDirectory/wp-ulike/blob...
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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bilal Chawich
.
The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.