The Infinite-Scroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_ajax_edit and process_ajax_delete function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Infinite-scroll
Infinite-scroll infinite-scroll
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:infinite-scroll:infinite-scroll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Infinite-scroll
Infinite-scroll infinite-scroll

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:45:00 +0000

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Description The Infinite-Scroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the process_ajax_edit and process_ajax_delete function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Infinite-Scroll <= 2.6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-10-18T04:32:52.212Z

Updated: 2024-10-18T17:19:54.761Z

Reserved: 2024-10-16T15:56:31.121Z

Link: CVE-2024-10040

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-18T17:13:13.924Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-10-18T05:15:04.667

Modified: 2024-11-01T18:26:23.450

Link: CVE-2024-10040

cve-icon Redhat

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