CVE-2021-4386

The WP Security Question plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-questions/trunk/modules/settings/model.settings.php#L34	Not Applicable
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/23f9d758-4b5e-44e5-9f58-a37b01c4ffdb?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:flippercode:wp-security-questions:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-07-01 04:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:40

NVD link : CVE-2021-4386

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4386

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-4386

JSON object : View

Products Affected

flippercode

wp-security-questions

CWE

No CWE.

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