WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-39678 Analyzed

Cooked: Cross-site request forgery

Cooked is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Cooked
Plugin slug
cooked
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 18, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 18, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Cooked to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources