CVE-2024-43927

Email Address Encoder <= 1.0.23 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via eae_clear_caches()

mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.0.24
Patched in
10d
Time to patch

Description

The Email Address Encoder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.23. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the eae_clear_caches() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to flush page caches via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.0.23
PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Last updatedSeptember 4, 2024
Affected pluginemail-address-encoder

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