CM WordPress Search and Replace Plugin up to 1.3.8 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CM WordPress Search and Replace Plugin up to 1.3.8 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-5028. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CM WordPress Search and Replace Plugin up to 1.3.8 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks

The weakness was published by Felipe Caon. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5028 since 05/16/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.3.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CM WordPress Search and Replace Plugin 1.3.9

Timelineinfo

05/16/2024 🔍
07/13/2024 +58 days 🔍
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03/18/2025 +248 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Felipe Caon
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271420

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2024 09:28
Updated: 03/18/2025 18:38
Changes: 07/13/2024 09:28 (56), 07/15/2024 16:12 (1), 03/18/2025 18:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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