WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2021-24500 Modified

Workreap: Cross-site request forgery

Workreap 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 · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Workreap
Plugin slug
workreap
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 09, 2021
Weakness
CWE-283 — Unverified Ownership
CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Aug 09, 2021 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Workreap 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

Several AJAX actions available in the Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 lacked CSRF protections, as well as allowing insecure direct object references that were not validated. This allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to submit a POST request to the vulnerable site, potentially modifying or deleting arbitrary objects on the target site.

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

Primary and upstream sources