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Friends, CVE-2024-12028

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-12028

Application

Friends

Published on
Dec 06, 2024
Research Description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary friend requests on behalf of another website, accept the friend request for the targeted website, and then communicate with the site as an accepted friend.
Affected versions
Min -, max 3.2.1.
Status
vulnerable