CVE-2021-4373

The Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import settings via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/	Exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfc6c595-dad2-4abc-8187-ed72355273b8?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/	Exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfc6c595-dad2-4abc-8187-ed72355273b8?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webberzone:better_search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/ - Exploit~~	() https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/ - Exploit
References	~~() https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344 - Patch~~	() https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344 - Patch
References	~~() https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfc6c595-dad2-4abc-8187-ed72355273b8?source=cve - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfc6c595-dad2-4abc-8187-ed72355273b8?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~4.3~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8

Information

Published : 2023-06-07 02:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:37

NVD link : CVE-2021-4373

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4373

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-4373

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webberzone

better_search

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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