CVE-2021-24725 (GCVE-0-2021-24725)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-13 17:56 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools < 2.1.6 - Arbitrary Comment Deletion via CSRF
Summary
The Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools WordPress plugin before 2.1.6 does not have CSRF check in its 'Delete comments easily', which could allow attackers to make logged in admin delete arbitrary comments
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 2070 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools Affected: 2.1.6 , < 2.1.6 (custom)
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Credits
Martin Vierula of Trustwave
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