CVE-2024-4086

The CM Tooltip Glossary – Powerful Glossary Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.11. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings or reset them via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3076616/enhanced-tooltipglossary/trunk/settings/CMTT_Settings.php?contextall=1&old=3029791&old_path=%2Fenhanced-tooltipglossary%2Ftrunk%2Fsettings%2FCMTT_Settings.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3e2ddde-1421-4352-b93a-1492574f624e?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3076616/enhanced-tooltipglossary/trunk/settings/CMTT_Settings.php?contextall=1&old=3029791&old_path=%2Fenhanced-tooltipglossary%2Ftrunk%2Fsettings%2FCMTT_Settings.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3e2ddde-1421-4352-b93a-1492574f624e?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-02 17:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:01

NVD link : CVE-2024-4086

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4086

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4086

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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