DW Question & Answer <= 1.5.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| designwall | DW Question & Answer | up to 1.5.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DW Question & Answer Vendordesignwall Affected up to 1.5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_\&_answer:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | designwall |
- cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_\&_answer:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·designwall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99wh-w7pr-c2vh
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
More designwall Dw Question & Answer vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07082 DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Comment Edition via IDOR CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2021-07087 DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.4 - Multiple CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-4408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99wh-w7pr-c2vh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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