Related Posts for: Cross-site request forgery

Related Posts for is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Related Posts for
Plugin slug: related-posts-for-wp
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Mar 13, 2024
Weakness: CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Mar 13, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Related Posts for 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_create_link() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add related posts to other posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This ultimately makes it possible for attackers to view draft and password protected posts.

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

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources