Simple Author Box, 8b7aa1417907f5ca7f22def8e70e2d23e5295ddf

CVE, Research URL: 8b7aa1417907f5ca7f22def8e70e2d23e5295ddf
Home page URL: Security reports for Simple Author Box
Application: Simple Author Box
Published on: Mar 28, 2023
Research Description: Simple Author Box [simple-author-box] < 2.51 Simple Author Box <= 2.50 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_user_profile The Simple Author Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.50. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_user_profile function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit user profile settings of other users via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected versions: max 2.51.
Status: vulnerable