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CVE-2021-24809 (GCVE-0-2021-24809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-01 08:46 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
BP Better Messages < 1.9.9.41 - Multiple CSRF
Summary
The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 does not check for CSRF in multiple of its AJAX actions: bp_better_messages_leave_chat, bp_better_messages_join_chat, bp_messages_leave_thread, bp_messages_mute_thread, bp_messages_unmute_thread, bp_better_messages_add_user_to_thread, bp_better_messages_exclude_user_from_thread. This could allow attackers to make logged in users do unwanted actions
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown BP Better Messages Affected: 1.9.9.41 , < 1.9.9.41 (custom)
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Credits
Brandon Roldan
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