VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-34637
The Post Index WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the OptionsPage function found in the ~/php/settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.7.5.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Post Index WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the OptionsPage function found in the ~/php/settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.7.5.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- post index project/post index
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-index/trunk/php/settings.php#L86Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-34637Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-index/trunk/php/settings.php#L86Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-34637Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.