VDB-258615 · CVE-2024-2964 · GCVE-0-2024-2964

marubon Pocket News Generator Plugin up to 0.2.0 on WordPress Setting option_page cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in marubon Pocket News Generator Plugin up to 0.2.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is the function option_page of the component Setting Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-2964. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in marubon Pocket News Generator Plugin up to 0.2.0 on WordPress. This affects the function option_page of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the option_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was published by Benedictus Jovan. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-2964 since 03/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

marubon

Name

Pocket News Generator Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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: 5.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2024 🔍
03/29/2024 +3 days 🔍
03/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2026 +746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Benedictus Jovan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-2964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258615

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2024 08:45
Updated: 04/14/2026 06:52
Changes: 03/29/2024 08:45 (67), 04/10/2025 23:24 (4), 04/14/2026 06:52 (12)
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