Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-4408
The DW Question & Answer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_answer() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update answers to questions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 35.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.3
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dw-question-answer/trunk/inc/Handle.php#L138
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9852e499-f413-4218-9bac-6c2be62ecc32?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dw-question-answer/trunk/inc/Handle.php#L138
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9852e499-f413-4218-9bac-6c2be62ecc32?source=cve
Products affected by CVE-2021-4408
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:-
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.8
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.0.9
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.1.9
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_&_answer:1.5.7