Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes: Cross-site request forgery
Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes 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.
- Component
- Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes
- Plugin slug
squelch-tabs-and-accordions-shortcodes- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 14, 2024
This CVE was published May 14, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes 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 Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N