WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-7863 Analyzed

Favicon Generator (CLOSED): Cross-site request forgery

Favicon Generator (CLOSED) 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 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Favicon Generator (CLOSED)
Plugin slug
favicon-generator
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 13, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Sep 13, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Favicon Generator (CLOSED) 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

The Favicon Generator (CLOSED) WordPress plugin before 2.1 does not validate files to be uploaded and does not have CSRF checks, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin upload arbitrary files such as PHP on the server

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

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

Primary and upstream sources