CVE-2024-0428 (GCVE-0-2024-0428)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-05 21:22 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:21
VLAI?
Title
Index Now <= 2.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via reset_form
Summary
The Index Now plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'reset_form' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary site options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| properfraction | CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.6.3
(semver)
|
Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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