CVE-2021-24852 (GCVE-0-2021-24852)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-17 10:15 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll < 5.7 - Plugin's Setting Update via CSRF
Summary
The MouseWheel Smooth Scroll WordPress plugin before 5.7 does not have CSRF check in place on its settings page, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown MouseWheel Smooth Scroll Affected: 5.7 , < 5.7 (custom)
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Credits
apple502j
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