Custom CSS, JS & PHP Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress save cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Custom CSS, JS & PHP Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function Save. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-4418. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Custom CSS, JS & PHP Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function save. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Custom CSS, JS & PHP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save code snippets via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was released 10/20/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-4418 since 07/11/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/11/2023 🔍
10/20/2023 +101 days 🔍
10/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +903 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-4418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243041

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2023 10:33
Updated: 04/10/2026 21:03
Changes: 10/20/2023 10:33 (49), 04/10/2026 21:03 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:B98:103

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