Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects mwp-herd-effect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through <= 6.2.1.
Published: 2025-01-24
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A Cross‑Site Request Forgery (CSRF) flaw exists in the Wow‑Company Herd Effects WordPress plugin under version 6.2.1, permitting an attacker to submit forged requests that alter plugin settings. The vulnerability is classified as CWE‑352. By changing configuration parameters, an attacker could modify site behavior, potentially enabling further exploits or causing misconfiguration that threatens site integrity and availability.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability impacts the WordPress plugin Wow‑Company Herd Effects, version 6.2.1 and all earlier releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% points to a low probability of exploitation. The issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the likely attack vector involves an authenticated user visiting a crafted URL or otherwise triggering a forged request, combining user interaction with existing authentication. Given the moderate score and low EPSS, the risk is moderate but patches should be applied promptly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 05:20 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Herd Effects plugin to a version newer than 6.2.1 or apply the vendor‑supplied patch
  • Restrict the plugin’s settings page so that only administrators can access it
  • Implement a WAF rule to block CSRF attempts targeting the plugin’s settings endpoint

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 05:20 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3908 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through 6.2.1.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through 6.2.1. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects mwp-herd-effect allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through <= 6.2.1.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wow-Company Herd Effects allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Herd Effects: from n/a through 6.2.1.
Title WordPress Herd Effects Plugin <= 6.2.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wow-company Herd Effects
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:32.978Z

Reserved: 2025-01-23T14:52:38.447Z

Link: CVE-2025-24716

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Updated: 2025-01-24T18:28:51.008Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-24T18:15:45.057

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:25:21.353

Link: CVE-2025-24716

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-02T05:30:26Z

Weaknesses