CVE-2021-4402
Multiple Roles <= 1.3.1- Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.3.2
Patched in
959d
Time to patch
Description
The Multiple Roles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the mu_add_roles_in_signup_meta() and mu_add_roles_in_signup_meta_recently() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add additional roles to users 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:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.3.1PublishedJune 8, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginmultiple-roles
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