Rucy <= 0.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

4.3
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2021-4396
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 16, 2021
Last Updated July 1, 2023
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

The Rucy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.4.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_rc_post_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for Rucy

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug rucy (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 0.4.4

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