WP MultiTasking Plugin up to 0.1.12 on WordPress Setting cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WP MultiTasking Plugin up to 0.1.12 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-6857. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP MultiTasking Plugin up to 0.1.12 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. 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 WP MultiTasking WordPress plugin through 0.1.12 does not have CSRF check when updating its Header, Footer and Body Script Settings, which could allow attackers to make logged admins perform such action via a CSRF attack

The weakness was presented by Norbert Hofmann. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6857 since 07/17/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/17/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Norbert Hofmann
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-6857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304103

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2025 11:53
Updated: 04/09/2025 15:18
Changes: 04/09/2025 11:53 (55), 04/09/2025 15:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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